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Comment on What’s Next? by Alyssa

Alyssa — Thu, 30 May 2013 07:01:52 +0000

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The Paradox of Penny Stock Investing | The Poor Investor — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:19:38 +0000

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Comment on Thank You Facebook and Morgan Stanley by The Poor Investor

The Poor Investor — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:08:43 +0000

This data set contains 7% error. I am looking to add more data soon. Thanks for your input.

Comment on Thank You Facebook and Morgan Stanley by satfactor

satfactor — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:32:50 +0000

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Comment on Is Diversifying Your Portfolio Harder Now? by Mike Dever

Mike Dever — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:35:15 +0000

I agree. That is, unfortunately, a big problem with virtually all 401(k) plans. They don’t allow people to truly diversify.

Comment on “Sell in May and Go Away!” by Yasmine Wilson

Yasmine Wilson — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:44:19 +0000

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Comment on Is Diversifying Your Portfolio Harder Now? by thepoorinvestor

thepoorinvestor — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:48:29 +0000

I do appreciate dissenting opinions, and when I get a chance I will check out your website, however, in some portfolios individuals may be limited to “traditional asset classes.” For instance, in most 401K plans provided by employers many are limited to only a handful of mutual funds which are separated into classes. In these instances, employees may not have any other options other than the above-listed asset classes.

Comment on Is Diversifying Your Portfolio Harder Now? by Mike Dever

Mike Dever — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:12:17 +0000

Diversification only appears to be more difficult than in the past if a person limits their portfolio options to long-only positions in the traditional “asset classes.” In fact true portfolio diversification is impossible to achieve without understanding and diversifying across the specific “return drivers” that underlie specific “trading strategies.”

I discuss this throughout my book “Jackass Investing: Don’t do it. Profit from it.” (#1 Amazon Kindle best-seller in the mutual fund category).
As you might have guessed from both the book’s title and my opening paragraph, my approach to diversification is quite different from conventional investment wisdom. One concept I think you’ll find most interesting is in that I replace asset classes with “return drivers” and “trading strategies” (as I point out in the book, asset classes are simply long-only trading strategies that do not attempt to disaggregate their many separate return drivers). Once viewed in this fashion it is easy to create a truly diversified portfolio, rather than one constrained by the shackles of asset classes.

I’m pleased to provide you with a complimentary link to the final chapter of the book, where I present the benefits (greater returns & less risk) of a truly diversified portfolio: http://bit.ly/vxDo6v.