The Fiscal Cliff And Its Effect On Your Portfolio [View article]
1036 was a pretty interesting year for Germany. Conrad II, the founder of the new Salian dynasty, was king and emperor. He and his successors laid the foundations for 200 years of political and economic growth, until the German monarchy crashed in 1250. But no hyper inflation yet.
Yes, I saw that. By the way, I liked the article, which had lots of useful information. I just questioned the use of "fairly" to describe what appears to me to be an exceptionally concentrated ETF. I guess I expected a stronger adverb.
Will This Late Arrival Become The Talk Of The Dividend ETF Party? [View article]
According the to data listed at http://bit.ly/UQiaDw, the 5YR standard deviation of the underlying index is 22.91% compared to the S&P 500's 19.02%. The five-year Sharpe ratio is 0.323 compared to the S&P 500's 0.051. So it looks like if you can stand the volatility, you may profit from a higher returns.
The Johnny Appleseed Approach To Investing [View article]
Eli, Thanks for an enjoyable read, with one minor exception: the idiom is "utmost," not "up-most" or "upmost." Sorry for the grammatical quibble, but I have corrected too many undergraduate essays during my career.
5 Years Until Retirement? What's Your Plan? Part II [View article]
Congratulations, Bob. Excellent analysis, as usual. And nicely written too. Are there any utility stocks that might be suitable for this strategy right now?
VCIT: An Alternative Approach To Tackling Corporate Debt [View article]
VCIT's average effective duration of 6.23 years (Morningstar) is too long for me. I prefer VCSH at 2.81 years. If interest rates kick up, VCIT's yield difference over VCSH (3.37% vs. 2.22%) will likely get wiped out by the decline in its market price.
The Fiscal Cliff And Its Effect On Your Portfolio [View article]
Has Paul Krugman Gone Too Far This Time? [View article]
Dividend ETFs 2.0 [View article]
Dividend ETFs 2.0 [View article]
I would replace "fairly" with "dangerously." But the ETF is based on a Morningstar index, so what do you expect?
Will This Late Arrival Become The Talk Of The Dividend ETF Party? [View article]
Dividends Versus Homemade Dividends [View article]
Dividends Versus Homemade Dividends [View article]
The Johnny Appleseed Approach To Investing [View article]
The Johnny Appleseed Approach To Investing [View article]
Thanks for an enjoyable read, with one minor exception: the idiom is "utmost," not "up-most" or "upmost." Sorry for the grammatical quibble, but I have corrected too many undergraduate essays during my career.
5 Years Until Retirement? What's Your Plan? Part II [View article]
Are there any utility stocks that might be suitable for this strategy right now?
Demystifying The 'Dividend Illusion' [View article]
VCIT: An Alternative Approach To Tackling Corporate Debt [View article]
VCIT: An Alternative Approach To Tackling Corporate Debt [View article]
VCIT: An Alternative Approach To Tackling Corporate Debt [View article]
Demystifying The 'Dividend Illusion' [View article]