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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Index Fund (ACWX)

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  • Global Growth Forecasts: Is Seeing Believing? [View article]
    Thanks for your cogent arguments. It would be interesting to know what adjustments if any have been made to models since the crash,... More »
    Comment by Davewmart
    Dec 8 09:00 am |
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  • 2009 Country Stock Market Performance [View article]
    http://seekingalpha.com/article/113090-beat-the-bull-market-with-oil-and-russia-plays just a little perspective.
    Comment by Glen Bradford
    Nov 15 16:04 pm |
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  • 2009 Country Stock Market Performance [View article]
    Russia is up because of the oil, it is the largest producer after all...
    Comment by LaChic
    Nov 11 21:48 pm |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • Foreign Stocks Beat U.S. Stocks Easily over the Long Term [View article]
    Agree with thirtynine. I don't see how anyone could conclude from this chart that foreign stocks generate better long-term returns, or... More »
    Comment by Hugerat
    Oct 26 21:30 pm |
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  • Foreign Stocks Beat U.S. Stocks Easily over the Long Term [View article]
    The chart barely demonstrates the conclusion. If you had stopped the chart a few MONTHS earlier, at the bottom of that final dip, the... More »
    Comment by ThirtyNineWinks
    Oct 21 13:24 pm |
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  • Grantham: Expect 11% Annual Return from Quality U.S. Equities, Outperformance from Emerging Market Bonds [View article]
    bsharvy, I obviously can't speak for Mr. Grantham, but to my way of thinking a "high quality" equity, would be a large, to very large... More »
    Comment by Old Trader
    Sep 25 18:57 pm |
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  • Grantham: Expect 11% Annual Return from Quality U.S. Equities, Outperformance from Emerging Market Bonds [View article]
    Does he provide any criteria for identifying "high quality" equities? He distinguishes it from large-cap....
    Comment by bsharvy
    Sep 25 13:11 pm |
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  • Grantham: Expect 11% Annual Return from Quality U.S. Equities, Outperformance from Emerging Market Bonds [View article]
    SA...What is going on here?...SA lists a bunch of symbols that are not mentioned in their (extremely brief) article on Grantham -- thus... More »
    Comment by richjoy403
    Sep 25 12:07 pm |
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  • Grantham: Expect 11% Annual Return from Quality U.S. Equities, Outperformance from Emerging Market Bonds [View article]
    I gather: 1) For the majority of sectors, do not buy and hold 2) Stay away from longer term treasuries 3) Alternative... More »
    Comment by p church
    Sep 25 08:23 am |
    Rating: 0 -1
  • Grantham: Expect 11% Annual Return from Quality U.S. Equities, Outperformance from Emerging Market Bonds [View article]
    There is nothing new here. Grantham has been predisposed to 'high quality blue chip US stocks' for nearly a year now. Exactly what is... More »
    Comment by Ricard
    Sep 25 00:08 am |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • Grantham: Expect 11% Annual Return from Quality U.S. Equities, Outperformance from Emerging Market Bonds [View article]
    The author may be right. But he is basically calling for a Nifty-Fifty 1972 type market. And we all know what happened shortly thereafter.
    Comment by Graham and Dodd Investor
    Sep 24 14:55 pm |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • Grantham: Expect 11% Annual Return from Quality U.S. Equities, Outperformance from Emerging Market Bonds [View article]
    Forget the 11%, the "high quality" and the "value added", what Grantham is telling you is: 1. US equities will do far worse than their... More »
    Comment by chap08
    Sep 24 11:45 am |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • Grantham: Expect 11% Annual Return from Quality U.S. Equities, Outperformance from Emerging Market Bonds [View article]
    That's rather misleading... saying the "best" of the US market has a 90% probability of a real return between 4 and 16% according to... More »
    Comment by Vaun
    Sep 24 11:12 am |
    Rating: +1 -2
  • Using Dynamic Withdrawal Policies with Retirement Portfolios [View article]
    Thanks for your feedback. I am not sure what your are referring to with the "piling problem"? If you could be more specific, I would... More »
    Comment by Brian Gaudet
    Sep 2 17:52 pm |
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  • Using Dynamic Withdrawal Policies with Retirement Portfolios [View article]
    I looked at your site and read over your literature. I think it meets my concerns for flexibility and the RMD problems. I currently... More »
    Comment by whidbey
    Sep 2 16:29 pm |
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