Posted by on Jul 26, 2019 in Articles & Advice, Blog, Columns, Featured |

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By Jason Zweig  |   Updated July 26, 2019 1:19 pm ET

 

A money manager is proposing what he calls the Forever Fund. Investors would commit to lock their money up for 10 years at the very least. How good an idea is that?

Meb Faber, chief executive of Cambria Investment Management in El Segundo, Calif., which manages approximately $1 billion, has been talking about the concept on podcasts and Twitter. In a world of itchy-fingered traders, he wants investors to leave their money undisturbed for decades.

 

To read the rest of the column:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-you-gainand-losewhen-you-lock-money-up-for-the-long-run-11564161408

For further reading:

Books:

Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor

Jason Zweig, The Devil’s Financial Dictionary

Jason Zweig, Your Money and Your Brain

Jason Zweig, The Little Book of Safe Money

 

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A (Long) Chat with Peter L. Bernstein

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