Common stocks, bonds, active investing and the power of compounding
Almost all investors will know about compounding. But, it’s hard to get through your head what it can really do.
Almost all investors will know about compounding. But, it’s hard to get through your head what it can really do.
Mr. Market demands a very high expected return before he will invest in stocks. Whereas Mr. Bond suffers money illusion.
And if a person sets out to make profits from security purchases and sales, he is embarking on a business venture of his own, which must be run in accordance with accepted business principles if it is to have a chance of success.
Businesses retain earnings, with these going on to generate still more earnings–and dividends, too.
A major reason is that businesses retain earnings, with these going on to generate still more earnings–and dividends, too
Once you own shares in a company, the investment risk you face is a risk that undermines the value of what you own
You should wish your earnings to be reinvested if they can be expected to earn high returns.
Any prediction based on models can be overwhelmed by what happens in the real world
They looked at the allocation between stocks, bonds and cash. They found that over 95 percent of the funds’ returns came from their asset allocation.
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