The Dollar, Deficits and International Trade

Posted on January 25, 2007

The Dollar, Deficits and International Trade (for the Yacht-less) Trying to make a topic like this understandable is only slightly less daunting than explaining the meaning of life, but I recently had an insight about this topic that I want to pass along, so here goes . . . I’ve been thinking about all this since the dollar began plunging against the value of most other

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Time and Risk (11/05)

Posted on November 15, 2005

Does Time Cut the Risk of Owning Stocks? “No,” Says a Nobel-Winning Economist. While there is a kernel of truth in the argument that a longer holding period increases your odds of making a profit, like many Wall Street myths, the devil is in the details. Friend Roger Schreiner, founder of Select Advisers, makes a compelling argument that the risk of ruin increases the longer you

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The Edge Provided by Active Management

Posted on November 3, 2004

The Edge Provided by Active Management Whether we realize it or not, studies show that mass marketing has a tremendous impact on us, especially if we are investors. It seems that every week I hear a market expert touting the benefits of long-term passive investing. While returns from passive investing have clearly proven to be anything but reliable, Wall Street’s propaganda machine continues the drum beat

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Aging Gracefully

Posted on April 15, 2003

Thoughts on Aging Gracefully…. In time of war, it’s easy to get overly serious. As I believe that the greatest things are done with a light heart, I’m passing along the following from a stream of email jokes sent to me by friends. Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it. The older we get, the

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