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International Tracking Error: Part 2
International index funds and ETFs showed large tracking errors in 2009. In my first post on this topic, I explained how the time differences between [...]
International Tracking Error: Part 1
Many international equity ETFs showed large tracking errors in 2009. For example, the iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (XIN), which tracks European and Ja [...]
Review: Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes
To be successful with money, it’s not enough to have a good strategy. You also need to avoid the emotional and psychological traps that snare so many [...]
Bonds v. Bond Funds
In my previous post, I looked at the uneasiness many investors have about bonds when interest rates are poised to go up. Some readers have argued that [...]
The Bond Dilemma
With interest rates poised to rise later this year, I’m getting a lot of emails and comments from readers who are wary about investing in bonds. There [...]
Put Your Assets in Their Place
Couch Potato investors hear a lot about asset allocation, but asset location is also an important consideration. Asset location refers to the type of [...]
Adding Gold to Your Portfolio
Unless you’ve been in a coma, you know that gold has been the hottest commodity of the last decade, quadrupling in value since 2000. That’s in US doll [...]
The S&P 500 Effect
On Tuesday, February 16, Berkshire Hathaway will become part of the S&P 500, the most widely followed stock index in the world. While the Dow Jone [...]
Review: The Elements of Investing
Whenever people ask me where they can learn more about Couch Potato investing, I need to answer carefully. Two classic books are Burton Malkiel’s A Ra [...]
Review: Rob Carrick’s Guide
Rob Carrick is one of a small number of journalists who stand up for individual investors in this country. If you’re not a regular reader of his colum [...]
