what period exactly? 12% over the last 60 years 10% over the last 80 years but what you should be concerned about ... how about the next 10...
good to see most people here distrust investing in volatility as an asset class. might be a while before institutional money will lower returns.
dude, you shouldn't parrot what you read in the newspapers, but actually look yourself. bonds had pretty bad years in 2003-2006. commodities...
dude, check out this years performance using etf's: equity (SPY) +5% bonds (IEF) +10% commodities (GSG) +27% real estate (IYR) -19% they...
you're better of diversifying across 15 countries than simply buying the S&P, but a cursory glance at 2001/2002 will show that even being...
exactly, keep that mindset.
actually no, the more participants the less profit you'll make (selling vol)
Sh!t, a secret never stays a secret very long. Been doing that for a while now. Anyone can post their full report?
Hard to live off 5% on 50k indeed..
Spoken like a true Long Term Capital Management visionair.
nor do banks. same as a carpenter can create 10 chairs with one hammer (and probably more), a bank can support a number of dollar of loans with...
Wow, a fundamental analyst wrote that entry for sure? That's definitely not the standard assertion form weak from EMH.
you and me (and some other ;)). just like the carpenters buys wood, make a chair and sells that a profit. a bank buys money (or rather...
That's only because bank liabilities are counted as money. All loans must be funded, so although they do create money (same as a carpenter can...
what kind of question is that? obviously it does, but that doesn't mean banks create money out of thin air. fractional reserves only relates...
look at a bank's balance sheet and you'll find out.
Ahum...
blah blah blah... bank don't generate $ out of thin air... think about it.. if you think it's all so easy... why do lots of banks go...
dude, i'm a non-english speaking person, but can spot more than 3 errors in your first sentence where you accuse someone of having attended a...
I don't think I said that did I?
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