The Giffen Good Concept Applied To Investments
Editor’s Note: A version of this post appeared in the San Antonio Express News “So…Money” column. The only “C” I got in college was in Intermediate Macroeconomics, but I remember one economics term...
View ArticleBook Review: A Random Walk Down Wall Street
First published forty years ago, A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel is one of those books – much like Benjamin Graham’s The Intelligent Investor – more referred to than actually read....
View ArticleMore On Actively Managed Equity Mutual Funds
Lately I’ve taken to saying boldly and loudly to anyone who asks my opinion (and some who don’t!) that every academic study ever done on actively managed (high cost) mutual funds vs. passively managed...
View ArticleETFs vs. Mutual Funds
Mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) do pretty much the same thing, which is allow an investor, with a single purchase, to own a diverse pool of assets – usually stocks or bonds, but also...
View ArticleAsk An Ex-Banker: Mutual Fund Investing
Editor’s note: Paul recently purchased The Financial Rules For New College Graduates, then had some followup questions regarding mutual fund investments. Readers of the book…feel free to pepper me with...
View ArticleDissatisfaction with ESG
A top-five question I hear, whenever I help someone get started investing, is “Can I do socially responsible investing with my retirement funds?”Inevitably, my answer disappoints: “Nope!” A booming...
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