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Investing Demystified: November 2010
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Comments on news articles from the team at BluePrint Investing. Wednesday, November 10, 2010. Today, the presidential commission created to determine how to cut the deficit announced their plan today. As expected, entitlements are likely to be cut, specifically social security. While no one can predict the future, it would be wise to limit any expectations of generous social security benefits while planning for retirement. For more details on the proposed plan, the full article is a good read:.
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Investing Demystified: October 2010
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Comments on news articles from the team at BluePrint Investing. Monday, October 18, 2010. US vs Europe Approach to Recovery. I would recommend reading " Joblessness Spurs Trans-Atlantic Divide on Policy. From today's WSJ. It does a great job of explaining why the U.S. and Europe are taking different measures to help boost their respective economies.Further, an opinion piece by Barbara Novick, Vice Chairman of BlackRock, also in the journal, " Why a Foreclosure Moratorium Is a Bad Idea. As discussed in th...
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Investing Demystified: "Bad News" and the Stock Market
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Comments on news articles from the team at BluePrint Investing. Thursday, September 30, 2010. Bad News" and the Stock Market. Political turmoil can challenge an investor's will to pursue a long-term investment plan. It is important to look to history to remind ourselves that stock markets factor in a tremendous amount of information and expectations. After an initial fall after an extreme event, the stock market often behaves in unexpected ways. Bad news events" may drive an initial level of fear in some...
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Investing Demystified: U.S. vs. Europe Approach to Recovery
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Comments on news articles from the team at BluePrint Investing. Monday, October 18, 2010. US vs Europe Approach to Recovery. I would recommend reading " Joblessness Spurs Trans-Atlantic Divide on Policy. From today's WSJ. It does a great job of explaining why the U.S. and Europe are taking different measures to help boost their respective economies.Further, an opinion piece by Barbara Novick, Vice Chairman of BlackRock, also in the journal, " Why a Foreclosure Moratorium Is a Bad Idea. Investing Demystif...
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Investing Demystified: Three Dimensions of Portfolio Returns
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Comments on news articles from the team at BluePrint Investing. Tuesday, October 12, 2010. Three Dimensions of Portfolio Returns. Many economists believe that differences in portfolio performance is determined by each portfolio's relative exposure to the equity market, small cap stocks, and value stocks. Consistent with an efficient markets framework, small cap and value stocks outperform the broader equity market because they represent greater risk. Posted by BluePrint Investing.
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Investing Demystified: Long-Term Perspective
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Comments on news articles from the team at BluePrint Investing. Tuesday, October 12, 2010. As discussed in the prior post, three factors (market, size, and value) can explain the relative risk and return among portfolios. However, to capture the performance premium offered by these three factors, an investor must be willing to weather what can be long periods of temporary underperformance. Again, a long-term perspective is critical to asset class investing. Posted by BluePrint Investing. Investing Demyst...
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Investing Demystified: May 2010
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Comments on news articles from the team at BluePrint Investing. Thursday, May 13, 2010. Is Liquidity Under Appreciated by the Retail Investor? With interest rates so low, many retail investors are reaching for higher returns for their cash by taking more risk - either through longer dated paper or through lower quality securities. Often this incremental risk is under-appreciated. Posted by BluePrint Investing. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Is Liquidity Under Appreciated by the Retail Inves.
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Investing Demystified: April 2010
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Comments on news articles from the team at BluePrint Investing. Friday, April 16, 2010. Mutual Fund Due Diligence is Important. I would recommend reading the following WSJ article About Those Alleged Short-Term Funds. Essentially the article highlights how important it is to dig below the surface before investing in what might be marketed as a short term bond fund. In practice, many hold riskier, longer dated paper. Posted by BluePrint Investing. Friday, April 2, 2010. WSJ Review of The Big Short. The ta...
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Investing Demystified: Entrepreneurial Instincts Can Be at Odds With Successful Investing
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Comments on news articles from the team at BluePrint Investing. Monday, July 4, 2011. Entrepreneurial Instincts Can Be at Odds With Successful Investing. Many entrepreneurs assume the stock market includes ample, undiscovered opportunities that are diamonds in the rough. They reason that investing in stocks should be driven by an effort to find these companies (chosen either by themselves or by a professional money manager) that, like their own company, are poised to outperform their competitors.
