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Christmas greeting

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate Christmas. Here is this week’s table. I have added a couple of companies and put a long-term growth number instead of the two previous measures. It measures the long-term average growth in dividends of each company.

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[Sunday Update] Christmas greetings

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate Christmas. Here is this week's table. I have added a couple of companies and put a long-term growth number instead of the two previous measures. It measures the long-term average growth in dividends of each company. 
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Forget what?

My name is Geoff Noble. I am a former fund manager. Forget the Noise is what I think about investing. It started as a book for my friends.

It seems rather odd that someone would write a book for his friends. So why did I spend time writing it? As the years have gone by, most of my friends’ earnings have increased, and with that, their disposable income too. I always get asked (along with being asked for the occasional hot stock tip, which I refrain from giving) what I think they should do wit...

Tyranny of compounding costs

“The miracle of compounding returns is overwhelmed by the tyranny of compounding costs.”

If, for one second, we believe traditional active management adds value, its benefit is overshadowed by its cost. John Bogle sums this up with his famous quote above.

#ForgetTheNoise #Bogle #Invest #Costs #Compounding

[Wednesday Wisdom] Tyranny of Compounding Costs

"The miracle of compounding returns is overwhelmed by the tyranny of compounding costs."

If, for one second, we believe traditional active management adds value, its benefit is overshadowed by its cost. John Bogle sums this up with his famous quote above.

#ForgetTheNoise #Bogle #Invest #Costs #Compounding

Winding down

Christmas is a quiet time for markets. Forget the Noise will continue to publish a weekly update of dividend data minus any commentary. Thank you for all the support in our first year!

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Here is this week’s dividend data.

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[Sunday Update] Winding down

Christmas is a quiet time for markets. Forget the Noise will continue to publish a weekly update of dividend data minus any commentary. Thank you for all the support in our first year!



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Here is this week's dividend data.

A look back at wisdom shared on the blog

[Video] A look back at wisdom shared on the blog

Nothing is certain

“Many investors insist on affixing exact values to their investments, seeking precision in an imprecise world, but business value cannot be precisely determined.”

Seth Klarman is an American billionaire who founded the Baupost Group, a Boston-based private investment partnership, and the author of a book on value investing titled Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor.

#ForgetTheNoise #Dividends #Wealth

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