Warren Buffett Underperforms S&P 500
David looks at why Warren Buffett has underperformed the S&P 500 over the last three years.
Read More...Predictions and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
David cautions against putting too much stock in year-end predictions by TV, radio and other media pundits. He also talks about changes in social security and medicare costs for 2012.
Read More...Beware of Gurus Bearing Predictions
David explains how market prognosticators can adversely affect markets and cautions against blindly following their recommendations.
Read More...What History Tells Us About Fourth Quarter Performance
Recently the Dow Jones Industrial Average met one of our criteria for a cyclical (short-term) bull market and it is something we are watching closely. As we’ve mentioned in previous, we are in the midst of a secular (long-term) bear market, but we are optimistic regarding a fourth quarter rally.
Read More...Predictions, Returns and Estate Planning
-David cautions against putting too much stock in predictions and why it’s so important to stick to a long-term plan including comprehensive estate planning.
Read More...Don’t Chase Returns, Stick to Your Plan
David talks about the potential pitfalls of trying to chase returns by relying on past performance of various asset classes.
Read More...S&P Downgrade Unjustified and Irrelevant
David explains why the recent credit downgrade by S&P was unjustified and why it should have been irrelevant to investors who have and stick to a proper investment plan.
Read More...Trent Woods Times: The Value and Shortcomings of Benchmarks
When measuring the performance of an investment, it’s important to compare it to a compatible benchmark.
Read More...TSP: One Thing Uncle Sam Gets Right
-David discusses some of the features and benefits of the federal government’s thrift savings plan or TSP including the various investment options. He then dispels rumors about the federal government’s thrift savings plan-specifically the G-Fund-being frozen due to the fed hitting its debt ceiling. He also offers some hard truths about the real nature of [...]
Read More...One Thing Uncle Sam Gets Right
David discusses some of the features and benefits of the federal government’s thrift savings plan, or TSP, including the various investment options.
Read More...The Value and Shortcomings of Benchmarks
When measuring the performance of an investment, it’s important to compare it to a compatible benchmark.
Read More...Do We Need to Be Corrected?
David explains momentum and mean reversion, and why we could be in for a substantial correction.
Read More...Polls
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