Some investors and many people in the media tend not to understand the concept of secular bull markets
Joshua M Brown
Off to Coronado Island
Traveling to Stocktoberfest
The Frequency of Double-Digit Annual Stock Market Gains
“in both positive and negative years, double digit gains or losses are far more likely than single digit gains or losses.”
Panel Preview: The Death of the 60/40 Portfolio (Again)
Big event
QOTD: Game Over for Broker Commissions
Consumer preference and advisor choice got us most of the way.
The Obvious Follow-Up Question
In the wake of the 2008-2009 mega-crisis, one of the most common responses on the part of all financial advisors and investors – myself included – was to take a great interest in strategies, products and managers that managed to avoid the drawdown. This is rational behavior. Something terrible happened, surely there must have been…
Some pics & thoughts from my London trip
My photography – I do my best, guys.
This Week on TRB
These were the best posts from around the RWM galaxy this week, in case you missed them:
QOTD: The Unwritten Rules of the Constitution
“I don’t think people realize the underlying fragility of the Constitution…”
Merrill Lynch drops the commission model on IRAs
Wall Street Journal: The Bank of America Corp. brokerage unit told its more than 14,000 brokers on Thursday that after April 10, when the new rules take effect, investors who want a retirement account at Merrill will need to pay a fee based on a percentage of their assets, instead of having the option of…