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Is Investing Gambling?

February 22, 2019March 5, 2016 by jim

Spinning roulette wheel

People frequently say that investing in the stock market is just gambling.
– Is that true?
– Would it be good if that were true?  Let’s find out.

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Categories Gambling, Index Funds, Stock Picking Tags gambling, index fund, stock picking

Who’s on my side? – Part 3 – Mutual Fund Managers

August 24, 2018February 18, 2016 by jim

Pinky promise

What Fund Managers are on your side?

  1. The expensive ones?
  2. Those with a great record?
  3. The cheap ones?

The stakes are high, so it’s important to get this right.

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Categories Active Management, Index Funds Tags active management, index fund, manager, mutual fund

Is it Hard to Start Investing?

December 8, 2021November 23, 2015 by jim

Rosie the Riveter saying "We Can Do It!"

Do you have problems getting started?  Most people do, so the same solutions that work for them should work for you.  Don’t feel you have to begin perfectly and accomplish everything immediately–that’s not how anything else in your
life has ever worked.
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Categories Index Funds, Starting Investing, Stock Picking Tags Frank Armstrong, index fund, Jack Bogle, retirement, start investing

Why Buy Anything but the Best Investment?

August 24, 2018September 29, 2015 by jim

Report card showing all excellents

Why would you want to buy more than one good investment?  Specifically, why not buy the best investment you can find and nothing else?  That’s a fair question.  Ultimately there is no “best investment” that you can identify beforehand, unless you can time travel.

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Categories Diversification Tags diversification, index fund, investing
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