Several years ago I wrote a review of Michael O’Higgins book, Beating the Dow With Bonds. O’Higgins made a name for himself with his Dogs of the Dow book. Both systems are filled with errors. The following review came to mind as I read Jim Sloan’s article, “Is The Traditional Asset Allocation Dead?” Here is […]
The Elements of Investing: Burton G. Malkiel and Charles D. Ellis
The Elements of Investing is a small investment book patterned after the very popular book on writing, The Elements of Style. There are five primary sections to this book and they are as follows. It All Starts With Saving Index Diversify Avoid Blunders Keep It Simple There are many blog posts that focus on numbers […]
William Bernstein’s Latest E-Book: Getting Rich Slowly
William Bernstein’s latest e-Book, If You Can: How Millennials Can Get Rich Slowly, is all about regularly investing equal amounts of money using three mutual funds. Those funds are: U.S. Total Stock Market, International Total Stock Market, and U.S. Bond Market. Save 15% of your salary each month, and that is about it. Bernstein’s recommendations […]