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the results speak for themselves. the returns are after expenses
had to google contra fund but it seems like they are large growth tilt, wouldnt a large growth index like vanguard's mgk be similar? returns are about same for less fees.
wondering since the other comparisons from above compare unlike indexes to contrafund
burton and charlie ellis are founders of the robo company rebalance ira . they are a super low cost mgmt company that uses index funds and caters to small investors . you get a lot of talent for little money .
I remember reading some of Malkiel's comments near the height of the dot-com market. While he did admit things were pretty crazy, his best advice was to branch out by using Total Market instead of just S&P 500. Really? Like that's going to make any big difference?
Larry Swedroe gave a much better synopsys of the situation, and had much better practical suggestions. Even Bogle gave a pretty cogent speech in the spring of 2000 (April, IIRC) that pointed out relative valuations in the market. His speech is probably still available on the Vanguard website for anyone that cares to read it.
larry swedroe turns me off . he has totally different views and portfolio's faster than i change stocks .
Different from you or the consensus?
He used to participate on a forum I frequented. Unlike a lot of the participants, he actually did read the comments in the threads, think about them, and then respond in an intelligent fashion. Yes he's opinionated, but not brainwashed.
He is just to wishy washy for my taste . now the latest larry portfolio he is pushing is 70% intermediate term bonds , 15% small cap value , 15% emerging market
He is just to wishy washy for my taste . now the latest larry portfolio he is pushing is 70% intermediate term bonds , 15% small cap value , 15% emerging market
last week ? not that i remember . i did say most of the time small cap value is the place to be and it has historically added a full 2% to average returns . most of the time small cap growth hurts a total market fund .
but they have had a great run up and took a breather this year . i have not owned slyv in a while .
this is why portfolio's need to be dynamic . this year small cap growth is the exception and doing better . that is what i own now . that could and likely will change at some point but no one knows when . value is down this year . flexibility is key .
sure , you can sit and wait for it to flip back to value again , or take the chance the trend in growth which is up will continue .
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