The S&P 500 has been down for two consecutive months. It hasn’t been down for three straight months for 54 months. This represents the fourth longest streak ever, with 108 being the longest. Facebook has passed both Berkshire Hathaway and Exxon to become the 4th largest company by market capitalization. Thirty-one liquid alternative funds subsequently
It could have been worse. From midday January 20th to Friday’s close, the S&P 500 rebounded 4.4%. However… The S&P 500 finished the month of January -5% 75% of the individual stocks in the S&P 500 (377 in total) were down in the month of January 2016 73 stocks (15% of the stocks in the
Presented without comment. By Lawrence A. Cunningham Don’t be the patsy. If you cannot invest intelligently, the best way to own common stocks is through an index fund that charges minimal fees. Those doing so will beat the net results (after fees and expenses) enjoyed by the great majority of investment professionals. As they say
On the heels of my thoughts on Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway largest drawdowns, I thought I would mention another avenue to ‘Follow Buffett.’ According to new research and book by Meb Faber, he found the following: Had you followed Warren Buffett by buying his Top 10 holdings each year via 13F filings since 2000, you
If you read my thoughts on Warren Buffett and drawdowns, you realize that even the best strike out occasionally (less than two weeks until pitchers and catchers report – spring is coming!). The following excerpt is from Howard Marks the Chairman of Oaktree Capital in his latest memo “On the Couch”: One of the most