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401k Plan Fee Lawsuit Details Becoming Available
18 years ago
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I hope these kinds of lawsuits are the beginning of a trend. There are way too many 401K plans out there that are abusive to their participants in the fees they charge. I wish congress would enable in service rollovers to force plans to be more competitive (sigh..)
Operating Earnings Manipulation
18 years ago
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Ben Inker, the director of investment management at GMO, has written a great report on how companies have become very proficient at manipulating their operating earnings. You can read it at www.gmo.com in their research section (registration required).
The quick summary is if you are using PEs to [...]
Better Risk Management Means Greater Chance of Catastrophe
18 years ago
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John Mauldin is a consultant who matches up accredited investors with money managers (hedge funds). As a sideline he also publishes a weekly letter about a variety of topics typically covering ways to look at the economy, investing and the world stage. If you can ignore the obligatory self [...]
Reconsidering Commodities
18 years ago
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Whether you agree with him or not William Bernstein is always an interesting read. His latest missive is on investing in commodities. If you are considering a commodities fund I believe this is a must read. He provides a contrarian view that you will not find in the media dominated by those with [...]