Investing in Stocks, Bonds & Mutual Funds


We have a lot riding on our investments. For most of us, investing returns will dictate when we retire and how we will live during retirement. The performance of our investments also impact our children`s education and overall financial security. All of which is to say that mutual fund and stock investing is of critical importance to most of us. While I am not an investing professional, I have managed my family`s investments for more than 15 years. Through bear and bull markets, I have learned many lessons the hard (and expensive) way, and write about them here.

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How to Invest in Mutual Funds You’ll Keep During a Falling Market

by DR

Selling an investment solely because the market is declining is one of the most costly investing mistakes you can make. To avoid the temptation, here is one factor to consider before buying a mutual fund.

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Retirement Income Investing–Fidelity and Vanguard Options for Baby Boomers

by DR

Fidelity and Vanguard offer retirement income funds that can produce monthly income and investment growth at the same time. Both are reviewed in this article.

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American Eagle Silver Coins–A fun way to invest in precious metals

by DR

My grandmother was a coin collector. I can remember rummaging through a large jar of coins she kept in a cabinet looking for wheat pennies. She had hundreds of them. And she had a silver dollar from the 1800s. I remember thinking, “Wow, this is older than granny.” Fast forward [...]

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Target Retirement Funds

by DR

This article reviews Fidelity’s Freedom Funds and Vanguard’s Target Retirement Funds. These funds represent an easy way to diversify your investments in a single mutual fund.

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Warren Buffett is a “Huge Bull” on the American Economy (A YouTube Interview)

by DR

Warren Buffett was recently interviewed on everything from who he supports for President, to the future of the dollar, and the banking crisis. The interview presents an interesting glimpse into how Warren Buffett sees the current financial landscape. Some of the key points for investors:

The dollar will continue to fall: So long [...]

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Actively Managed ETFs are One Step Closer

by DR

Last week the SEC issued a notice that gave near final approval to Invesco Ltd.’s PowerShares Capital Management unit to issue actively managed ETFs. You can read the SEC release (pdf file), but here are the details and how it changes the investing landscape.
Actively Managed ETFs
Just to review, an ETF today tracks an index, [...]

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DR Charitable Donations and Berkshire B Share Updated (Jan. 2008 edition)

by DR

Last month my wife and I decided to donate 50% of all income from this site to charity. We chose Common Hope to receive these donations, an organization in Guatemala dedicated to the education of Guatemala’s children. I’m happy to report that in January 2008, DR received $846 in revenue, resulting in a [...]

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Dodge & Cox Stock Fund Will Open to New Investors

by DR

Dodge & Cox announced last week that it will open its Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) and Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund (DODBX) to new investors beginning today, Monday, February 4, 2008. Both funds were closed in 2004 to new investors, although existing investors were permitted to continue investing in the funds. [...]

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Winning isn’t everything. . .

by DR

. . .but it sure is fun. Congratulations go out to Mike, Cynthia and Jack (check your email), who won the 3 book giveaway. Using a random number generator, I used three random numbers to select the winners from the email entries. Each winner will be receiving copies of the following three [...]

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