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June & Daily
YTD 2009
July 3, 2009 -
Socialism and Returns - What is the Relationship? 
June 24, 2009 -
See this intriguing new dynamic chart with the Dow Jones Stocks Versus 19 Indexes and 20 Index Portfolios over the last 35 years. The conclusion of this data: It never makes sense to buy one stock.
June 12, 2009 -
New interview with Eugene Fama, Sr. - He covers efficient markets, the zero or negative sum game of active management, diversification, probability machines and why you should be a passive investor.
June 9, 2009 -
From
CNBC interview John Bogle: "Nobody should buy individual stocks
or bonds."

June 2, 2009 -
Incredible
Must-See Chart: Explanation
of Monthly Rolling Periods. -
Try changing dates, index portfolios and period lengths.
June 2, 2009 - 
Dalbar QAIB 2009 Study

The
Average Investor's Return Compared to Indexes
June 1, 2009 - 

Harry
Markowitz gives an IFA Exclusive Presentation on Portfolio
Theory Vs. Financial Engineering, and Their Roles in Financial
Crises.
Click
here to watch the video (47 Min.)
May 15, 2009 -
See more HERE.
April 27, 2009 - - DFA’s
2009 Proxy Statement—a Quick Guide
April 25, 2009 - -
IFA leverages CROWDSOURCING by
accepting stock prices agreed to by millions of traders. This
is also referred to as Wisdom
of the Crowds.
April 21, 2009 - - More
Reasons to Invest in Index Funds: The SPIVA
study for 2008. - Source usnews.com
April 20, 2009 - Shift
to equity index funds to continue in '09 -
Source: Pensions & Investments, Jing
Zhou
April 17, 2009 - Dan
Solin on CNBC: Cramer goes crazy. See
Dan's Response.
April 17, 2009 - Owning
Some International Bonds is a Good Idea -
Source: USA Today, Matt Krantz
April 17, 2009 - Index
Funds: Just Smart - "What distinguishes
index funds is that they don't presume to
have greater wisdom than the collective market,
but instead try to channel its wisdom to
your advantage. Do your gambling in Vegas" Source: Forbes.com
April 9, 2009 - - What
Should Investors Do Now?

(Click
to play the new DFA Video: What Should Investors
Do Now?)
April 5, 2009 - Dollars
Flowing to Index Funds - Fund investors have been favoring
index funds over active funds in their recent buying and selling.
... The move to index funds can also be seen in best-seller
lists ...The best seller in 2008 was SPDR S&P 500 ETF,
.. No. 2 was Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund,.. Managed
Funds Offer Little Cover From the Bear
March 30, 2009 - - Luck
versus Skill in the Cross Section of Mutual
Fund Alpha Estimates - Fama, Eugene F.
and French, Kenneth R., (March 9, 2009).
Available at SSRN - Summary:
No fund managers have skill.
Hedge
Funds and Private Equity
What's
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