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A Meaningful Definition of Risk

Posted by ObliviousInvestor 1300 days ago (http://www.obliviousinvestor.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: loss risk volatility
Most people tend to define risk as simply "the chance of losing money." It seems to me that we could improve upon this definition. read more »
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Why Stocks Will Always Outperform Bonds Over Time

Posted by ObliviousInvestor 1303 days ago (http://www.obliviousinvestor.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: asset allocation bonds risk stocks
In the aggregate, businesses will never pay more to borrow money than they can earn by investing it. So who would you rather be? The business owner o[...] read more »
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This Week in Headlines: Just a Bunch of Noise

Posted by ObliviousInvestor 1304 days ago (http://www.obliviousinvestor.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: crisis economy investing panic
Another crazy week, with a bunch of crazy headlines. (None of which matter to the long-term investor...) read more »
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Starting to Invest? Get Your Time Frame Right.

Posted by ObliviousInvestor 1307 days ago (http://www.obliviousinvestor.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: asset allocation investing
An explanation of how your asset allocation depends upon your investment horizon. Also discusses people's tendency to underestimate their investment[...] read more »
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Timing the Market is Loser's Game: What We Can Learn from Dollar-Weighted Returns

Posted by ObliviousInvestor 1309 days ago (http://www.obliviousinvestor.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: investing timing the market
An explanation of dollar-weighted returns (as opposed to time-weighted returns) and what we can learn from them. read more »
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