Our thoughts
and perspective
on life and money
Below is a link to a Morningstar article discussing Jack Bogle (founder of Vanguard) and his perspective on investing. There are some very good points that I have also put forward when selecting funds for clients portfolios, they inlcude:
Always nice to see one your key holdings in your portfolio distinguished as one of the best managers for any given year. That was the case for the American Funds EuroPacific Growth Fund, a staple in most of my portfolios.
This article makes a great point in Bernanke’s support of low interest rates, while Greenspan was Fed Chair.
What I like about this chart, is that it shows the National GDP of the country the year that construction was completed, and the previous 5 years before the project was completed. It shows how usually “unthinkable” development projects are made during periods of economic expansion and how these accomplishments often peak at the same time as the relative economy peaks.
I received the following Member e-mail from the CFA Institute. It discusses the state of the current financial reform regulations being pushed through Congress and stresses the areas that need further attention.
This is a great article from the Economist. It really highlights why the recent recovery is facing significant dangers ahead. The shift from government funded recovery to privately managed recovery is a process that will be extremely difficult to manage.
I think this is a very timely article regarding gold prices and investment returns over the last several decades:
It will be interesting to see if other banks follow suit. The pay czar’s restrictions on compensation, seems to be the biggest motivator for BofA to find ways to exit its TARP obligations, seeing as it has been unsuccessful at find a new CEO to lead the bank, under the current restrictions.