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Memo to China: Your Market Moves Are Doomed to Fail
The Chinese government’s attempts to keep its stock market from going down might work in the short run, but it won’t in the long run.
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Does Stock-Market Data Really Go Back 200 Years?
Does history “prove” that stocks will always outperform bonds in the long run?
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Consuming Financial News without Being Consumed by It
Are investors better-informed than they used to be, or are they just more rapidly informed?
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Why You’re Paying Too Much in Fees
The way financial advisors charge for their advice often makes no sense, and it needs to change.
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Less Is More: What Small Investors Can Learn From a Pension Giant
Does anyone — even a giant pension plan — need 212 portfolio managers?
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Why Mutual Funds Should Pay Investors for Loyalty
Why don’t mutual-fund companies offer lower-cost shares for longer-term investors?
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The Anti-Poverty Experiment
Can behavioral economics be used to ameliorate poverty?
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Stocks in China: Still Too Hot to Handle?
The Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges are in the grip of wild speculation.
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Like Buffett, Another Folksy Investor Turns Patience Into Profit
Tom Gayner of Markel Corp. may not be as brilliant as Warren Buffett, but he makes the most of his limitations.
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Can You Use ETFs to Beat the Market?
Beware of “strategists” who are really tacticians and who claim to be able to beat the market with funds designed only to match it.