“I will create value for society, rather than extract it.” John C. Bogle, Founder of The Vanguard Group On April 13, 2004 John C. Bogle,…
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The Best of Bogle
Markets After Major Geopolitical Events
“The world changes. This is the biggest problem in markets.” – Bill Miller, former chairmen of Legg Mason Capital Management T. Rowe Price, founder of the Baltimore-based investment firm that bears his name, wrote an essay in 1937 titled, “Change...
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“Investing isn’t about beating others at their game. It’s about controlling yourself at your own game.” – Jason Zweig, Author & WSJ Contributor. Back in…
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2018: No Place to Hide
“There’s always a bull market somewhere” – Jim Cramer, CNBC Mad Money This marks the first and last time we quote Jim Cramer. He spews…
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Tis the Season for Wall St. Forecasting Pt. II
“Never make predictions, especially about the future.” – Casey Stengel, Legendary Baseball Manager. This might be my favorite topic to write about. In fact, it’s…
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Is the Santa Claus Rally Real?
I know a financial advisor who loves to talk about the Santa Claus rally every December. He has an outstanding mustache year-round (not just in…
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The Most Dangerous Thing
“All other creatures use their intelligence to survive. We use ours to destroy ourselves.” – Marty Rubin, Author We worry about stock market bubbles, rising bond yields,…
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No Hunt for Red October
In the 1990 war thriller “The Hunt for Red October” Sean Connery plays the role of Marko Ramius, a Soviet Union submarine captain who plans to defect. …
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Being Told to “Stay the Course”
“Volatility in the up direction is not a problem, it’s only downward volatility that offers discourse.” – Coreen T. Sol, Financial Author. Buy and hold…
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Back to Back Negative Return Years for Bonds
“Bonds as an asset class will always be needed, and not just by insurance companies and pension funds, but by aging boomers.” – Bill Gross,…
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