Warren Buffett and Ray Dalio are two of the most well-known, successful investors in the world. And The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig says they have at least one key trait in common: They are open to criticism and self-doubt. “A deliberate, lifelong effort to find people to tell him why he might be wrong […]
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Is The U.S. The Next “Emerging Market”
April 30, 2013 
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What will the next big emerging market be? Africa? Southeast Asia? Nope, says the man who created the “emerging market” moniker. He says the next big “EM” will be the United States, in a manner of speaking. “Antoine van Agtmael is arguably the founding father of emerging-markets investing. He still is an evangelist for investing […]
Read moreThe Perils of Frequent Trading
March 25, 2013 1 Comment
In a recent column discussing a proposal to reward shareholders who invest in stocks for longer periods of time, The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig highlights some interesting data on how trading frequency can impact returns of both businesses and investors. “Patience is a rare virtue in today’s high-speed markets. The average diversified U.S. stock […]
Read moreInvestor vs. Speculator: Which Are You?
February 28, 2013 0 Comments
In today’s financial world, the line between investing and speculation are often blurred. What is the real distinction between the two? Jason Zweig endeavors to answer that on The Wall Street Journal’s Total Return blog. “As Josh Brown at the Reformed Broker pointed out earlier this week, nearly all commentary about the financial markets is […]
Read moreValue Investing Success Hinges On Discipline
February 21, 2013 0 Comments
Value stocks have been faring quite well recently. But in his “Intelligent Investor” column for The Wall Street Journal, Jason Zweig says that the key to value investing is how you respond when times get tough. Zweig talks with value investing legend Jean-Marie Eveillard, who says that “most people aren’t cut out for value investing […]
Read moreZweig: Fund Flow Lessons Are Complicated
February 1, 2013 0 Comments
About $66 billion has flowed into stock funds and exchange-traded funds this year, leading some to say that it’s a contrarian sign to sell stocks. But on The Wall Street Journal’s Total Return blog, Jason Zweig says it’s more complicated than that. “After all, $66 billion is less than 1% of total assets at stock […]
Read moreTime to Stop Market-Timing?
January 2, 2013 2 Comments
The investment world has become increasingly focused on the short term in recent years, with investors trading in and out of stocks at a rapid pace. But MarketWatch’s Jeff Reeves says he’s learned his lesson, and will try to kick his trading habit in the New Year. “We think we’re smart; we think we understand […]
Read moreIs Glass-Steagall The Answer? Maybe Not, Says Zweig
July 31, 2012 0 Comments
While many have been clamoring for the reinstitution of the Glass-Steagall Act as a way to address some of the financial sector’s problems, Jason Zweig is skeptical. In his Intelligent Investor column for The Wall Street Journal, Zweig says that when it was in effect, Glass-Steagall wasn’t the powerhouse that many are portraying it to be. “For […]
Read moreStudy: Investors Aren’t Really Fleeing Stocks
June 29, 2012 0 Comments
One widely held belief about the stock market involves the notion that individual investors have been fleeing stocks like the plague recently. But according to a new report from Vanguard Group, that’s not the case, Jason Zweig reports on The Wall Street Journal’s Total Return blog. Vanguard takes an annual survey of 3 million-plus Americans […]
Read moreCould Yields Stay Ultra-Low Well Past 2014?
June 14, 2012 0 Comments
Many investors have been operating under the belief that interest rates will rise in a year or two, with investors demanding higher yields and more financial accountability from lawmakers. But The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig says that may not be the case. In his Intelligent Investor column, Zweig discusses some of the reasons why […]
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