For those of you unfamiliar with the term ADRs, it stands for American depositary receipt. An ADR is a stock that trades in the United States but represents a specified number of shares in a foreign corporation. ADRs are bought and sold on American markets just like regular stocks, and are issued in the U.S. by a bank or brokerage company. For dividend investors looking for diversification, ADRs can offer diversification benefits by allowing us to invest in companies outside of the U.S. and …
Manager vs. Index Funds: Who Wins
As a Kiplinger's Personal Finance - Subscription holder, I often find good snippets of information. If you weed through the advice to buy mutual funds then it can be very helpful. Recently there was an article about the actively managed mutual funds versus index funds and a discussion on who wins. Once again, index funds came out on top.[ad#tdg-embedded] In the following image, the results are pretty clear. Over all periods of time, a relatively small percentage of actively managed funds …
Lessons and Ideas from Benjamin Graham – by Jason Zweig
Most do it yourself investors have at the very least heard of Benjamin Graham. For the uninitiated, he is often called the father of value investing. To me, he is an individual who provided intense clarity and a clear process to fully understand the stock that goes along with a company and whether or not that stock is worth the market price at the time.[ad#tdg-embedded] There is an absolutely amazing article floating around the internet right now by Jason Zweig about the lessons and ideas …
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