Market timing

Recent stock market turbulence has again captured investors’ attention. But market volatility is the rule, not the exception. Capturing these returns requires discipline and patience.

In a widely publicized bet with hedge fund manager Ted Seides, Warren Buffett wagered $1 million in 2008 that Vanguard’s S&P 500 Index Fund would deliver better returns over a […]

The market decline from October 2007 to early March 2009—known as the Global Financial Crisis—was the worst since the late 1930s. Stocks dropped 60%, investor uncertainty skyrocketed, and trust and […]

The evidence is clear – to maximize the long-term investment outcome of your portfolio, it’s best to get fully invested immediately. For those who just can’t bring themselves to plunge, […]

Investing like a rat isn’t as crazy as it sounds. Here’s why you may want to follow their lead.

Ironically, the key to achieving average returns is learning to live with the market’s unpredictability.

Anyone who’s purchased a car knows the party most prepared to walk away from the deal has the advantage. It is the motivated buyer, or seller, who is most often […]

Many investors believe a market correction is around the corner, as stock returns seem to have been too good for too long. While investors should always be prepared for […]

Mutual funds with stellar recent performance easily attract new money from investors who shift assets from poor-performing funds. A recent study from Vanguard, however, shows just how costly chasing performance […]

Every time we listen to the radio, watch TV or open our email, it seems we’re bombarded with ways to “protect ourselves from the volatile market.” Clearly, the Wall Street […]

In the past few weeks, stock markets around the world have fallen 10% or more. Confronted with declining portfolio values, some investors can lose perspective. We thought this would be […]

It’s been fifteen years since the Oscar-nominated film O Brother, Where Art Thou? was released. Loosely based on Homer’s Odyssey, the satirical tale follows three escaped convicts as they run […]