This investment did so well that the price of its shares advanced to two hundred times or more than the price of the half-interest by 1971/1972 2/
Ben Graham managed to compound money at 20%/year for 20 years at his partnership following a value investing strategy
In 1948 he acquired 50% stake in GEICO. It had to be distributed to his investors
They almost didn't make the investment due to some accounting questions 1/
This investment did so well that the price of its shares advanced to two hundred times or more than the price of the half-interest by 1971/1972 2/
An obvious one is that there are several different ways to make and keep money on Wall Street 4/
But behind the luck, or the crucial decision, there must usually exist a background of preparation and disciplines capacity. 5/
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A financial advisor that charges an annual fee of 1% on assets under management
Essentially takes 50% of your dividend income, if your portfolio yields 2%
That's substantially worse than the highest rate on qualified dividends of 23.80% today
Few understand this
I agree with this
Essentially takes 50% of your dividend income, if your portfolio yields 2%
That's substantially worse than the highest rate on qualified dividends of 23.80% today
Few understand this
I agree with this
After 34 years in the business, I just can\u2019t get my head around how an adviser can justify charging a client any more that $2,000 per year for financial advice, and 0.25% per year for asset management if needed. There may be outliers that cost more, but those are the expectation.
— Rick Ferri (@Rick_Ferri) June 15, 2021
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1/OK, let's take a little break from Coup Twitter, and think about an economic issue:
How can we build up the wealth of the middle class?
2/The typical American has surprisingly little wealth compared to the typical resident of many other developed countries.
This is a fact that is not widely known or appreciated.
3/Now, some people argue that stuff like Social Security or social insurance programs should be included in wealth. But I chose to focus on private wealth because I think having assets you can sell whenever you want is important to
4/For many decades after World War 2, middle-class wealth in America was on a smooth upward trajectory.
Then the housing crash came, and all that changed. Suddenly the rich were still doing well but everyone else was seeing the end of their American Dream.
5/Why the divergence?
Because the American middle class has its wealth in houses -- specifically, in the houses they live in.
It's the rich who own stocks.
How can we build up the wealth of the middle class?
2/The typical American has surprisingly little wealth compared to the typical resident of many other developed countries.
This is a fact that is not widely known or appreciated.
3/Now, some people argue that stuff like Social Security or social insurance programs should be included in wealth. But I chose to focus on private wealth because I think having assets you can sell whenever you want is important to
Yes, these numbers don't include things like Social Security, just privately held wealth. They're not an attempt to capitalize every possible future income stream.
— Noahtogolpe \U0001f407 (@Noahpinion) January 10, 2021
4/For many decades after World War 2, middle-class wealth in America was on a smooth upward trajectory.
Then the housing crash came, and all that changed. Suddenly the rich were still doing well but everyone else was seeing the end of their American Dream.
5/Why the divergence?
Because the American middle class has its wealth in houses -- specifically, in the houses they live in.
It's the rich who own stocks.
1) Well, also there is this:
For 400 years inflation has NOT been in a "mountain range" of up and down, but rather stair-stepped in giant increases, always associated with major transformations in economic arrangements.
For 400 years inflation has NOT been in a "mountain range" of up and down, but rather stair-stepped in giant increases, always associated with major transformations in economic arrangements.
The only way that debt comes down is if rest of world flips to trade deficit status w/US (I.e., trades accumulates $USD from prior trade surpluses w/US for actual goods & services). Not likely anytime soon. $USD as global reserve currency requires massive public debt.
— David "Most Vicious Dogs & Ominous Weapons" Herr (@davidcherr) January 15, 2021
