In the U.S. market, stocks only outperformed bonds by less than 1% per year on average during the 19th century. Between 1802 to 1872, stocks and bonds were on par with each …
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Further statistical analysis of Warren Buffett’s track record: luck or skill?
A few weeks ago I wrote a column for the Globe and Mail discussing whether Warren Buffett was a genius, or just lucky. He's been described as a five-sigma event, meaning that his …
Globe and Mail’s 2011 Best of the Blogs Competition
The folks at The Globe and Mail asked me to suggest some personal finance blogs to be nominated for 2011. Specifically, I was asked to pick some that were not the perennial …
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