After the shock and hit from “The Great Recession”, everybody and their cousins came out and said that the “buy and hold” strategy doesn’t work and the days of 9 to 10% annual returns were over. So, I decided to come to the defense of the buy and hold strategy once again. Back in one… Continue reading Proof That Buy and Hold Still Makes Sense
Category: 401k
Why You Should Still Invest In The Stock Market!
Okay, I’ve noticed a belief going around for the past few years that I feel that I have to write about to dispel the notion that the stock market is broke and not worth participating in! Both an individual I know, and the media in general has called the past 10 or so years a… Continue reading Why You Should Still Invest In The Stock Market!
My Portfolio Checkup Challenge – Portfolio Fee Creep
This past weekend, the blogger Joe at Retireby40 posted an article called: My Overdue Portfolio Checkup, and in the article he states that upon checking out his portfolio fees, they totaled $1,754.91 per year. (Read his article for a great breakdown on his Portfolio Fee Creep, it’s a great read)! Coincidentally, earlier in the same week,… Continue reading My Portfolio Checkup Challenge – Portfolio Fee Creep
Is Buy And Hold Investing Dead?
On TV and other channels of financial communications, I keep hearing that the “Buy and Hold” strategy is dead or no longer works, but I beg to differ! The chart above is my 401k balance over the past 8+ years, and as you can tell, my overall balance has almost doubled (97.6 %)! Now… Continue reading Is Buy And Hold Investing Dead?