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Why are the proponents of the buy-and-hold clinging to their strategy, despite over 30 years of research that show it cannot work? Rob Bennett dispels the notion that there's a conspiracy at work--and takes a look at cognitive dissonance and decides: It's those doggone humans again. Get the lowdown in this week's...
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Investors should always be searching for the truth. Pontius Pilate famously asked "What is truth?" Fortunately, the Roman prefect of Judaea didn't have to deal with the Buy-and-Hold investment strategy or the safe withdrawal rate tables. But Rob Bennett does have to deal with them--and deal with them he does in this...
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Why is the Buy-and-Hold investment strategy not on the ash heap of history? Rob Bennett makes the argument for "cognitive dissonance"--and his case, as usual, is compelling. So how did spaceships get involved in the story? That's something readers will discover in this week's Investing--The New Rules.
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If the U.S. economy was motoring along without a hitch, the debate over Buy-and-Hold could be consigned to polite parlor talk. But with the economy sputtering--some claim its preparing for a kamikaze death dive--Rob Bennett wonders, "Where are the people who are paid to be leaders?" He's also has a list of...
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Barack Obama, ATMs, productivity gains, progress, investing, efficiency, crony capitalism, and the evils of the buy-and-hold investment strategy are the topics in this week's Investing--The New Rules. For additional flavor, Rob Bennett throws in that original schemer, Nicolo Machiavelli, into the mix. The result is an entertaining and informative read for the...
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