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Common stocks, bonds, active investing and the power of compounding

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on April 13, 2026April 15, 2026
  • Part 1: The Field of Play

Almost all investors will know about compounding. But, it’s hard to get through your head what it can really do.

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The price of risk in equity markets

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on March 2, 2025March 7, 2025
  • Part 2: Human Foibles and Investment Decision Making

Mr. Market demands a very high expected return before he will invest in stocks. Whereas Mr. Bond suffers money illusion.

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Investment strategy – the best defense is a good offense

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on September 29, 2024September 29, 2024
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

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.

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Secure your future with common stocks

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on August 4, 2024August 6, 2024
  • Part 1: The Field of Play

Businesses retain earnings, with these going on to generate still more earnings–and dividends, too.

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Why stocks outperform all other asset classes

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on April 21, 2024April 21, 2024
  • Part 1: The Field of Play

A major reason is that businesses retain earnings, with these going on to generate still more earnings–and dividends, too

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I differ with Cliff Asness about Risk Adjusted Returns

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on March 3, 2024March 4, 2024
  • Part 1: The Field of Play

Once you own shares in a company, the investment risk you face is a risk that undermines the value of what you own

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Total real return investing

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on October 10, 2021October 11, 2021
  • Part 1: The Field of Play

You should wish your earnings to be reinvested if they can be expected to earn high returns.

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The relationship between stock prices and interest rates

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on September 5, 2021January 10, 2023
  • Part 7: Building and Managing a Portfolio

Any prediction based on models can be overwhelmed by what happens in the real world

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My thoughts on asset allocation

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on August 22, 2021August 23, 2021
  • Part 5: Asset Management

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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