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When it comes to investing, you can count on two things. In the short
run, the value of securities will fall, while over the long haul they
tend to rise. Understanding these basic truths should make investing a
simple process. Except for Wall Street, it might be. More on that later.
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In the following article from the FundAdvice.com archives, Paul Merriman discusses the second most important decision investors have to make. Though the article was written a few years ago in the midst of a severe bear market, its insights and lessons are just as important now as they were then.
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One of the most important decisions you make as an investor is where you place your trust. In this article, Paul Merriman discusses this issue and tells what he trusts.
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Fidelity Investments is the largest mutual fund company, managing hundreds of funds for tens of millions of U.S. investors. But Paul Merriman believes Fidelity's advertisements are deliberately misleading. In this article, Paul shows how to separate the substance from the fluff.
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Last autumn I met a man who had investments of $1.7 million, all of it in bonds and certificates of deposit. He was concerned about the low interest rates he was getting, and he attended one of my workshops. He came away quite impressed with the Worldwide Balanced Portfolio that we recommend to so many people.
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The provocative title of this article is designed to get your attention. The article itself is designed to open your eyes to the trash that’s routinely peddled by Wall Street and much of the financial media.
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Editor’s Note: Late in September, Paul Merriman, editor and publisher, met with the other investment advisors at Merriman Capital Management to share ideas on how to persuade investors to make changes that will bring them more success. This issue of FundAdvice.com is an edited transcript of that round-table conversation. Participants included Jeff Merriman-Cohen, Cheryl Curran, Ed Ward and Jim Whipps.
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If you want your investments to do more for you, you have to be able to answer the simple question: "More of what?" At the core, I think most investors have three main goals. First, we want to preserve our capital instead of lose it. Second, we want a return each year that will achieve our financial objectives. And third, we want performance relative to the market...usually we want to do better than the market. I suspect all investors would be happy if they achieved all three. But if you’re going to invest efficiently, you need to know which one of these three is the most important to you.
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The current bear market, now the worst three years in market
history since 1931, has taught investors some harsh lessons. Smart investors
learn from other people’s mistakes as well as their own.
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The topic is timely this year, when many investors are facing disappointments. Many investors became so excited about technology stocks last winter that they borrowed money from brokers (using margin accounts) or credit cards to buy aggressive stocks and funds. Many of those people have to be mighty disappointed about now.
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