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Mattress Risk versus Asset Allocation

by on June 19, 2009

Incredible story underway  in Israel about what Vanguard’s head of Investment Counseling and Research group, John Ameriks, calls “Mattress Risk“. Here’s the jaw-dropping story from CNN: A woman in Tel Aviv, Israel, gave her elderly mother a new mattress as a surprise gift, throwing out the old tattered bed her mother had slept on for [...]

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Harsh Economics: Invest in Growth at a Reasonable Price (GARP)

by Zack Miller on June 16, 2009

This post of mine was published recently on American Express’s OPEN Forum.  I’ve reproduced it here for my readers. ************************************* Tough Times Harsh times provide opportunities. Our current economic distress has dislodged entire industries. The legal profession in is the midst of a soul-search that will end up with a lot fewer partners and associates [...]

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