Archive for January, 2010
Next Entries »A Ten-Year Look Back at Sector Returns for the Dow Jones Total Market Index
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Here is one word to sum up the performance of the ten sectors that make up the Dow Jones Total Market Index: WILD! What you see below is a color-coded yearly ranking of each of the ten sectors plus the return for the total market index and the portfolio, which is comprised of equal amounts [...]
Investing in “Fallen Angels”
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010This is a guest post from author, Gabriel Wisdom. I haven’t read his book (and therefore can’t recommend it) but I thought this article was interesting. I consider myself an indexer but I also know there are times when certain stocks are beaten down enough to be considered a value. NOTE: I was not compensated [...]
A Review of Larry Winget’s “Your Kids Are Your Own Fault”
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Larry Winget’s back with another book. This time it’s his thoughts on raising kids (Your Kids Are Your Own Fault: A Guide For Raising Responsible, Productive Adults*). Why did he write this particular book? Well, take a look around. The world is full of brats (both young brats and adult brats). It’s Larry’s goal to [...]
Back to Blogging…
Monday, January 4th, 2010It was nice taking some time off from blogging to spend time with my family. The kids are back in school today so it’s back to work for me. I’ll be working on a review of Larry Winget’s newest book. Look for the review to be posted in a bit. I hope everyone had a [...]
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