Paul Merriman
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Pros and cons of target date funds and Ken Fisher’s advice
Paul opens with information on the Oct. 11 AAII presentation. Here is the link tosign up. There was a time when Paul was very critical about target date funds. But important circumstances made hi
Expected future returns, difference in total market returns, lessons from 1928 to 2023 risk and return and more
Watch the video here. Chris Pedersen and Daryl Bahls join Paul to answer questions from investors of all ages. 1: I hold a REIT fund in my tax deferred account but have found other funds include REIT
Looking Back to Look Forward
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Everything & Everyone Underperforms Eventually
The podcast opens with Paul reading and discussing Ben Carlsons recent article on the collapse of bonds, Everything & Everyone Underperforms Eventually. Paul references a table of return
Better than Wellesley and Wellington? and 19 other questions
On July 22, 2023 Chris Pedersen addressed the Orange County Chapter of the American Association of Individual Investors. At the end of his 2 hour presentation there were many unanswered questions. Ou
AAII Orange County Chapter Q&A
On July 22, 2023 Chris Pedersen gave a 2 hour online presentation to the Orange County Chapter of the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII). The title was Best In Class Fund Selection
The Worst Investment Advice I Know
Some of the worst investment advice I know happens to millions of investors each year. Between paying commissions, paying higher expenses, payingmoretaxes, being less diversified, and sitting on
New Avantis ETF, free curriculum, good news or bad
Paul announces Chris Pedersens upcoming AAII presentation on Saturday, July 22. The 2 hour Zoom presentation will begin at 8:45 a.m. Chris will discuss how portfolio asset allocation, fund selectio
Does anyone really buy & hold and more Q&A
On this week’s podcast Paul addressed a couple of very important questions: 1. Is there really such a thing as a buy and hold investor? 2. What can an investor do to improve their chances of s
The most important investment decision you will ever make
While the industry generally agrees the most important investment decision is your choice of asset allocation, Paul makes the case that the choice between being a do it yourself investor vs. hiring a