2010
Retirement - 401(k) - Where Did All The Money Go? Looted!
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 30-03-2010
In recent months we came across some disturbing news about 401(k) accounts getting looted. Imagine this: You are about to retire in few months. You and your wife have made plans for some dream vacations that you always wanted to take. Then one fine morning you wake up and check your 401(k) account balance and discover it to be zero, nil, zilch!!!
For many it would be as devastating as the crashing of the whole world. All of your savings of over several decades of hard work and diligent investing, countless sacrifices made to ensure a financially secure retirement - all gone just like that. It is shocking to say the least.
2010
High frequency trading?
Filed Under (Hedge Funds) by Admin on 19-03-2010
High frequency trading? Ironic the best long term returns came from short term strategies. Like most people my favorite holding period is forever. In reality it is rarely feasible and never optimal when economic volatility, creative destruction, business innovation and global instability are permanent market phenomena. The emerging markets post was on SPACE - people should invest in good opportunities anywhere. This is about TIME - buy and hold and low frequency trading do not diversify enough so investors also need higher frequency strategies in their portfolios. Different holding period alphas REDUCE total risk.
Best manager for the new decade? The chances are that fund is not yet in existence though I have visited some interesting startups recently. What about the best strategy? That strategy has likely yet to be invented. However some future trends are certain like the growth of alpha vendor industry AUM from the current tiny $2 trillion to over $10 trillion by 2020. Some $100 billion funds will appear, many not established today. High frequency trading was the best hedge fund category in the 2000s but it will NOT be the winner again with so many entering the field dragging down “aggregate” returns. The obscure is now mainstream but the top funds will thrive extracting alpha out of high frequency has-beens and wannabes.
2010
ETFs and high frequency trading?
Filed Under (Hedge Funds) by Admin on 19-03-2010
High frequency trading? Ironic that the best long term returns came from short term strategies. Like most people my favorite holding period in theory is forever. In reality it is rarely feasible and never optimal when economic volatility, creative destruction, business innovation and global instability are permanent market phenomena. The previous post was on SPACE - people should invest in good alpha opportunities anywhere. This post is about TIME - buy and hold and low frequency trading do not diversify enough so investors also need higher frequency strategies in their portfolios. Different holding period alphas REDUCE total risk.
Best fund manager for this new decade? The chances are that fund is not yet in existence though I have visited some interesting start ups recently. What about the best strategy? That strategy has likely yet to be invented. However some future trends are certain like the growth of the alpha vendor industry AUM from the currently tiny $2 trillion to at least $10 trillion by 2020. Some $100 billion funds will appear, many not established today. High frequency trading was the best hedge fund category in the 2000s and it will NOT be the winner again with so many entering the field dragging down “aggregate” returns. The obscure field is now mainstream but the top exponents will thrive extracting alpha out of the many more high frequency wannabes.
2010
Free Money - Online Bank Account Signup Bonuses over $1100 in all
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 19-03-2010
Updated Mar 18, 2010: Today we present some of the best online bank account sign up bonuses mostly at the national level. This list includes checking account bonuses as well as savings account ones.
There is a lot of free money available via these bank account sign up bonuses. However some sincere work is needed to earn these bank bonuses. It helps to keep a log of the various conditions that need to be met for each bonus offer. Also, kindly note the expiration dates of the offers and make it a point to read associated fine prints.
2010
The Winner of "Get Financially Naked" is …
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 15-03-2010
The winner of our giveaway of the book titled “Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey” is the entry with comment #8 - Rue. Congrats! The book will be on its way as soon as we receive your mailing address :).
This was one of our most popular book giveaways. The comments about how each participant would like to use the book are really nice. Heartfelt thanks to all who participated in this contest and made it such fun.
2010
Festival of Frugality #220 - The Minimalist Edition
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 09-03-2010
2010
FREE Giveaway - "Get Financially Naked" - How to talk Money with your Honey!
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 04-03-2010
“Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money with Your Honey.”
Don’t be shocked by the title - it simply means we need to honestly talk with our spouses about money. This book is a succinct straightforward action-oriented guide that will help you to care for your relationship as well as your money matters at the same time.
2010
FREE QuickBooks Simple Start 2010
Filed Under (Investor News) by Admin on 03-03-2010