Vanguard Small Cap Value VIPERS (VBR)

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    etfwanderer
    May 13 12:23 PM
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    Exchange-Traded Funds and Closed-End Funds by Asset Class, Type and Provider [view article]
    can you please update this list? thanks. Reply
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    schooly d
    May 07 01:21 PM
    An All-Weather Portfolio Using Multiple Asset Classes [view article]
    You can achieve much the same thing far more simply by investing in three or four asset classes that are minimally correlated with each other, such as a portfolio comprising US small cap, emerging markets, commodities, and TIPS. Reply
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    pantograph
    Apr 30 05:43 PM
    Not All Passively Managed Funds Are Created Equal [view article]
    Another issue not mentioned is how well the fund company tracks the index. Compare VWO and EEM which track the same MSCI index. There have been very large differences in quarterly returns, far in excess of the differences in expenses or lending fees.
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    SeekingAlpha
    Editors
    Apr 06 05:17 AM
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    General Discussion on VBR
    Is this a buy or a sell? Reply
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    VennData
    Mar 30 11:52 AM
    Not All Passively Managed Funds Are Created Equal [view article]
    Too bad DFA makes you go through broker / advisor who... adds fees.

    If DFA really was concerned about investors who may not understand buy and hold diversification etc... they would simply charge a fee to enter and exit (trade) the funds and not allow investors who do this.

    While most investors (i.e. daytrading Americans) have no clue as to the long term benefits of DFA's approach, in recent times enough do that they should open up to individuals.     Reply
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    Lisa
    Mar 13 04:09 PM
    What Do Fed Rate Cuts Mean for Your Stock Portfolio? [view article]
    Very interesting article. Reply
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    Investment
    Scientist
    Mar 02 04:50 AM
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    What Do Fed Rate Cuts Mean for Your Stock Portfolio? [view article]
    Myron,

    Very good point. Kevin Walsh (Fed governor) said:" You've seen one financial crisis, you've seen one financial crisis." History may not repeat itself. One should read history with that caveat in mind.

    Michael     Reply
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    Myron
    Shlapak
    Mar 01 05:40 AM
    What Do Fed Rate Cuts Mean for Your Stock Portfolio? [view article]
    One thing to keep in mind regarding the potentially low interest rates.

    It is only good for the economy if someone is willing to lend it out.

    So far just about all the money coming from the Fed is staying in the Banks, only trickles are getting out to thier best clients. High risk will not see any cash for some time.     Reply
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    Lisa
    Feb 27 01:40 PM
    Fee Cuts Solidify Vanguard's Position as the ETF Cost Leader [view article]
    Excellent article. How's the performance of the Vanguard index funds versus comparable iShares (ie. tracking error from the underlying indexes)? Reply
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    SchraderTrad
    er
    Feb 20 02:39 PM
    Recession Strategies: Good Things Come in Small(cap) Packages [view article]
    Excellent research and post. Reply
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    Lisa
    Nov 29 02:21 AM
    Value Investors Riding a Hard Patch of Road [view article]
    Mike, I don't think this is about an investment style being temporarily "out of fashion". Rather, the stocks that looked to you as though they were value stocks weren't really value stocks, because their earnings prospects were worse than you assumed.

    The remarkable thing about value stocks is the way the market has swung in such a short time. Only recently, tons of capital was swashing around, causing private equity funds to buy companies and pushing other companies to increase their leverage at the cost of free cash flow. Now companies -- particularly financials -- are being forced to shore up their balance sheets by raising more capital.

    We now know that the "easy money" wasn't really so "easy", as the credit pyramid was rotten at its base. And the earnings projections that were based on that easy money weren't real earnings.

    Surely that's why your value stocks weren't really value stocks.

    But is value investing out of style? Look at BRKA's stock price for an answer to that question.     Reply
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    User 110789
    Oct 03 06:54 PM
    Exchange-Traded Funds and Closed-End Funds by Asset Class, Type and Provider [view article]
    Are there any EFT funds that are purelt composed of vietnam companies? lasmatas@yahoo.com Reply
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    billb
    Apr 20 08:16 AM
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    An All-Weather Portfolio Using Multiple Asset Classes [view article]
    It definitely looks like a nicer equity curve. It does indeed outperform the S&P, however, I'd love to know how much that return dwindles when transaction costs are factored in. Trading all of those stocks and ETFs would chew up your returns. Reply
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    jamesmahood
    Mar 09 09:56 AM
    An All-Weather Portfolio Using Multiple Asset Classes [view article]
    How about reducing the number of investments from 17 to the least number possible, such as somewhere between 3 and 6? Reply

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