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Michael Covel: Trend Following Manifesto: Mutual Funds Attack Trend Following; Geetetsh Bhardwaj Is the Tool for the Attack
Canadian Capitalist: The Amateur Investor Manifesto, Part 2
Business Pundit: Online Tools & Investment Software: An Overview
Xconomy: Dendreon’s Top Five Shareholders Hold Their Breath for Big Trial Result
ETF Database: The ETF Hall of Fame: 25 People Who Revolutionized the ETF Industry
Mutual Funds Attack Trend Following; Geetetsh Bhardwaj Is the Tool for the Attack
Michael Covel: Trend Following Manifesto —
... that the author of the paper was now at Vanguard. Trend followers make fortunes in October 2008 and a mutual fund that has just been devastated is leveling criticism. I thought it was odd to say the least. ...
Geetesh Bhardwaj Is the Tool for the Attack; Mutual Funds Go After Trend Following
Michael Covel: Trend Following Manifesto —
... that Geetesh Bhardwaj was now at Vanguard. Trend followers make fortunes in October 2008 and a mutual fund that has just been devastated is leveling criticism. I thought it was odd to say the least. ...
The Amateur Investor Manifesto, Part 2
Canadian Capitalist —
... which gives me a start to my asset allocation with 20% bonds, 80% stocks. In stocks I’ve tried to keep generally the same allocation as follows:
16% — Canadian stocks
27.5% — United States
24.25% — International (developed)
4.25% — Emerging Markets
8% — Real Estate
20% — Bonds & Cash
Fund Selection
Without DFA my fall back choices are using traditional low costs indexes from iShares, Vanguard and maybe also “Fundamental” indexes from Claymore which are sort-of like DFA. ...
Online Tools & Investment Software: An Overview
Business Pundit —
... Excellent resource for ticker information and public documents.
MorningStar: Excellent site for mutual fund information, as well as for stock investing tools.
MarketWatch: Up-to-the-minute market news is this site’s strength. It is also an excellent resource for tracking indexes and IPOs.
Investing in Bonds: The resource for bond investors.
E-brokers also offer investing tools. These include ETrade, Vanguard (for customers), and the online services of Morgan Stanley (for customers). ...
Dendreon’s Top Five Shareholders Hold Their Breath for Big Trial Result
Xconomy —
... 3. Vanguard Group. The ubiquitous mutual fund operation had 3.3 million shares of Dendreon at year’s end, an 8 percent boost in its holdings in the company during the fourth quarter. ...
The ETF Hall of Fame: 25 People Who Revolutionized the ETF Industry
ETF Database —
... have contributed to the industry’s meteoric rise, 25 people stand out for contributions that have guided ETF investing from its conception to widespread acceptance among all breeds of investors. The inaugural members of ETF Database’s Hall of Fame are presented below in alphabetical order, which is to say we have not attempted to rank these individuals by order of importance.
John “Jack” Bogle, Founder of Vanguard Group
Bogle may seem like a strange choice for inclusion in our Hall of ...
Top 5 Investment Deals
Canadian Capitalist —
... Vanguard ETFs: It is a pity that Canadians do not have access to mutual funds from index fund giant Vanguard. Vanguard ETFs, however, trade on US stock exchanges and Canadians with self-directed brokerage accounts can invest in the lowest-cost ETFs around. The MER of ...
Creating a Completely Automated Financial Household
My Money Blog —
... , which she sets to automatically sweep any money into their bank account at the end of each business day. This feature is called Auto Sweep and is not heavily advertised, you must contact PayPal directly to enable it. Long-Term Savings Like everyone else, their 401(k) plans are funded via an automatic deferral each payday. For their Roth IRA, they simply take out $500 per month via an automatic transfer from their checking account for 10 months, which can be set up easily at Vanguard.com or any other major mutual fund provider. If you like individual stocks or ETFs, try ...
Vanguard ETFs: How It Gained a Foothold In a Competitive Market
ETF Trends —
... Vanguard is the third-largest sponsor of ETFs, and has captured more than 30% of the money flowing into the business this year by charging an average fee of 0.15%; the industry average is 0.54%. Vanguard now has $77 billion in ETFs, after inflows of $17.8 billion this year. The firm’s share of the market rose to 11%, up from 8.5% at the end of last year. ( ...
