Some musings on the investing landscape, followed by the weekly links. Those who tout connections between the past performance of the stock market and the date on the calendar will be excited as 2010 closes. Already we’re promised a ‘Santa Rally’ – the historical data suggests shares go up much more than down in December. [...]
The Investor
My weekly roundup of good money and investing reads from across the web. The great British housing debate has run for my lifetime and I suspect it will run for many more to come. Are houses too expensive? Are they actually cheap? Is it fair? Should we even care? We don’t debate the price of [...]
Everyone loves emerging markets these days, which is a good reason to use a cheap fund to access them, and to invest a little warily and often.
At a time of media hysteria over Ireland, Portugal, austerity cuts, and market gyrations, it’s time to refocus on investing basics.