Some Welcome Clarity on Trade Policy
In a recent New York Times article, Surprising Truths About Trade Deficits, Gregory Mankiw provides a welcome bit of clarity on trade policy. Mankiw is a professor of economics at
October 9, 2018
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Stock Valuations are High: Five Things to Do (and Not Do) About It
Stock market valuations are at historical highs and we are more than nine years into the current bull market. It stands to reason that the bull market won’t continue indefinitely.
September 20, 2018
Buy Low and Sell High: Simple but Not Easy
Buy low, sell high…maybe the most obvious axiom in investing. It seems so obvious, yet in practice, most investors have difficulty buying the worst-performing assets or selling the best-performing assets.
August 15, 2018
Diversification: It’s about more than risk control
“Diversify your portfolio!” implored the well-meaning investment advisor. Over the years, you have likely heard this phrase many times and from many sources, including me. ‘Diversification’ has been drilled into
July 12, 2018
Why an Allocation to Bonds Always Makes Sense
A decline in stock prices during a bout of market volatility often elicits the comment that “this is a buying opportunity because markets always bounce back”. From a historical perspective,
June 18, 2018
A Brief History of the Index Fund
On the 40th anniversary[1] of the launch of the First Index Investment Trust (now the Vanguard 500 Index Fund), it is interesting to note how the original premise of index
September 8, 2016
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