great great article. investors are learning indexing as its greater than active investing by stats a bunch of yrs ago. KISS is the way to go and thanks to bogle and malkiel for making this happen and to vanguard
Think at this point of my life, age 76 investing for 50 yrs, MOST would bet best suited for a good conservative fee based advisor. The vast majority of investors are just not smart enough and emotionally strong enough to withstand crashes
Buffett says be fearful when everyone is greedy and be greedy when everyone is fearful. Can you afford tools 50% of your equity portfolio and sleep at night??
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reading bogle and malkiel will make you investing gurus. its that simple
Post: A Time to Save
Link to comment from May 23, 2026
Bottom line in ret. How much equity loss can you tolerate and not lose sleep if it happens to the extent we saw in 2000 and 2008
Post: Slow on the Draw
Link to comment from May 12, 2026
KISS-keep your portfolio simple for too many reasons to note 3-5 rtfs max. total intl. total us. small cap and another 1-2choices
Post: Direct Indexing Anyone?
Link to comment from May 11, 2026
Trying to beat the index is a fools game and 50yrs has shown its validity
Post: Somebody Has to Win
Link to comment from April 30, 2026
thanx to bogle and malkiel for helping millions of retail investors everyone should read their books
Post: Happy 50th!
Link to comment from April 29, 2026
I had thought when the kid inherit an ira they can take distributions over 10yrs we are both taking rmds now. age 76,75 am I wrong
Post: The IRA Decision That Affects Your Kids
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great great article. investors are learning indexing as its greater than active investing by stats a bunch of yrs ago. KISS is the way to go and thanks to bogle and malkiel for making this happen and to vanguard
Post: Investing Fundamentals: A Simple Guide for Beginners
Link to comment from April 25, 2026
Think at this point of my life, age 76 investing for 50 yrs, MOST would bet best suited for a good conservative fee based advisor. The vast majority of investors are just not smart enough and emotionally strong enough to withstand crashes
Post: Wrapping It Up
Link to comment from March 29, 2026
Buffett says be fearful when everyone is greedy and be greedy when everyone is fearful. Can you afford tools 50% of your equity portfolio and sleep at night??
Post: Time to Be Fearful
Link to comment from March 29, 2026
Fisher must spend a boatload on advertisements and mailings and they keep calling me. How are they successful??
Post: Ninety Nine, I mean Eight Retirement Tips
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