Comments on: Chasing Investment Returns http://www.abcsofinvesting.net/chasing-investment-returns/ Learn the basics of investing with 2 short posts per week Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:36:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Weekly Round Up: Superbowl Edition http://www.abcsofinvesting.net/chasing-investment-returns/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Weekly Round Up: Superbowl Edition Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:18:00 +0000 http://www.abcsofinvesting.net/?p=1010#comment-303 [...] Chasing Investment Returns [...] [...] Chasing Investment Returns [...]

]]> By: Is It Time to Rethink Risk? | Good Financial Cents http://www.abcsofinvesting.net/chasing-investment-returns/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Is It Time to Rethink Risk? | Good Financial Cents Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:34:14 +0000 http://www.abcsofinvesting.net/?p=1010#comment-299 [...] from a risk perspective, you need to evaluate your investment goals and not just focus on chasing investment returns.  Is your goal preservation of principal, generating income for current expenses or building the [...] [...] from a risk perspective, you need to evaluate your investment goals and not just focus on chasing investment returns.  Is your goal preservation of principal, generating income for current expenses or building the [...]

]]> By: Ken http://www.abcsofinvesting.net/chasing-investment-returns/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Ken Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:17:23 +0000 http://www.abcsofinvesting.net/?p=1010#comment-295 You are indeed right about hot not staying hot long. Looking at the 3 and 5yr returns is where the real "stuff" is in an investment. I like your comment about sticking to your plan. You are indeed right about hot not staying hot long. Looking at the 3 and 5yr returns is where the real “stuff” is in an investment. I like your comment about sticking to your plan.

]]> By: The Weakonomist http://www.abcsofinvesting.net/chasing-investment-returns/comment-page-1/#comment-294 The Weakonomist Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:28:29 +0000 http://www.abcsofinvesting.net/?p=1010#comment-294 Usually by the time you hear of a hot investment, the flames are already being doused. This is the philosophy behind efficient market theory. If you want to be a successful investor you must either index the market, or find some secrets and tell no one about them. Usually by the time you hear of a hot investment, the flames are already being doused. This is the philosophy behind efficient market theory.

If you want to be a successful investor you must either index the market, or find some secrets and tell no one about them.

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