Larry E. Swedroe's Blog, page 1310

Grasping what the market can teach you

Past performance is no guide to the future, so don't chase the winners. Just stick to your investment plans

The most important lesson for investors

It's time for a look back at what the markets have taught -- or retaught -- us over the past year

Financial predictions to track in 2013

Expert forecasts are notoriously unreliable, which is why it's important to keep score

Answering Peter Schiff on gold

Forecaster Peter Schiff took issue with Larry Swedroe's comments on gold; here is Swedroe's response

Should you be active in emerging markets?

If active managers can really beat the market, emerging markets would be the place to show off

Hedge funds disappoint -- again

As an asset class, hedge funds have performed poorly for years -- so why do people keep investing in them?

Which 2012 financial forecasts came true?

CBS MoneyWatch looks at how forecasters did in their major financial predictions last year

Ignore the "buy gold now" crowd

Americans seem to think gold is a better investment than real estate or stocks, but is it really something to jump into?

How taxing muni bonds would hurt cities

Federal government's quest to find more revenue could end up penalizing municipalities around the U.S.

Act now to give IRA assets to charity

Thanks to new "fiscal cliff" law, people can still roll over IRA distributions to charity and count it in 2012