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The Sound Investor Series - Basic Investing
Terms and Concepts
By Ed Hynes, CFA
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#88. One Last Column (for now!)
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March 7, 2007 |
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| Title |
Date |
| Section I - Background Material |
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| #87. Happy Birthday George Washington! |
February 22, 2007 |
| #84. Fed Watching |
January 31, 2007 |
| #81. Buy and Hold Investing – Is It Always Right? |
January 10, 2007 |
| #63. Talking Dividends |
August 30, 2006 |
| #1.
What are Stocks and Bonds? |
May 4th, 2005 |
| #15.
How Much Money Do You Need to Start Investing? |
September 15, 2005 |
| #34. Boomers Better Save More |
January 25, 2006 |
| #18.
Savings Rates - Safety in Numbers - NOT! |
October 5, 2005 |
| #37. Equity Indexes - In Even More Detail |
February 15 2006 |
| #23.
Stock Market Indexes - How do they Work? |
November 9, 2005 |
| #24.
Stock Market Indexes - How They've Changed! |
November 16, 2005 |
| #19.
Performance Measures and Fees |
October 12, 2005 |
| #28. Adviser or Broker - Who Should You Use? |
December 14, 2005 |
| Section III - Asset Allocation |
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| #75 "Family" Asset Allocation |
November 23, 2006 |
| #71. Asset Allocation – Another Look |
October 25, 2006 |
| #33. Asset Allocation - Another Approach |
January 18, 2006 |
| #3.
Asset Allocation - What Is It and How to Do It! |
June 1, 2005 |
| #13.
Asset Allocation: A "Back to School" Project |
August 31, 2005 |
| #10.
Life-Cycle Funds - The Pros and Cons |
August 3, 2005 |
| #42. ETFs for the Internationally Inclined |
March 22, 2006 |
| #16.
Should Investors Go International? |
September 22, 2005 |
| #12.
Analyzing Real Estate in Your Investment Portfolio |
August 23, 2005 |
| #41. Understanding Debt |
March 15, 2006 |
| Section V - Investment Vehicles |
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| #80. Tackling 529 Plans |
January 3, 2007 |
| #68. Looking the TIPS Market |
October 4, 2006 |
| #67. Overview of Hedge Fund Strategies |
September 27, 2006 |
| #66. Hedge Funds - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly |
September 20, 2006 |
| #62 To Be or Not To Be Average |
August 16, 2006 |
| #58. Expanding ETF Market Gives Investors More Choice & Responsibility |
July 19, 2006 |
| #48 The Growing Exchange-Traded Funds Industry |
May 10, 2006 |
| #43. It's Time to Get the Cash Out of the Mattress! |
March 29, 2006 |
| #40. How Many Stars Does Your ETF Have? |
March 8, 2006 |
| #27. The In's and Out's of Mutual Funds Fees |
December 8, 2005 |
| #6.
What are Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)? |
July 5, 2005 |
| #8.
Bond Market ETFs - Which Ones Should You Use? |
July 20, 2005 |
| #20.
Inflation and TIPS |
October 19, 2005 |
| #9.
Stock Market ETFs - There Sure Are A Lot! |
July 26, 2005 |
| #21.
Equity-Linked Annuities - Are They a Good Idea? |
October 26, 2005 |
| #32. One Way to Compare Tax-Qualified Investment Plans |
January 11, 2006 |
| Other Topics |
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| #88. One Last Column (for now!) |
March 7, 2007 |
| #79. Climbing the Wall of Worry |
December 20, 2006 |
| #78. Retirement Savings and Spending Ideas |
December 13, 2006 |
| #76 Private Equity Funds Pillage the Public Markets |
November 29, 2006 |
| #74. Reverse Mortgages Get More Respect |
November 15, 2006 |
| #73. Will Weak Housing Bring Down the Economy? |
November 8, 2006 |
| #72. Yes, They Are Stealing Your Money |
November 1, 2006 |
| #69 So You Want to Retire Early – Not on My Dime, Thank You! |
October 11, 2006 |
| #65. Pension Act Provides Small Boost to Charitable Giving |
September 13, 2006 |
| #64. What Should Bond Investors Do Now? |
September 6, 2006 |
| #61 Congress Finally Acts on Pension Problems |
August 9, 2006 |
| #60 What Were They Thinking? |
August 2, 2006 |
| #59. Real Estate: A Buyer's Market |
July 26, 2006 |
| #57. Back to Basics - Stock Splits |
July 12, 2006 |
| #56. Financial Independence |
July 5, 2006 |
| #55. The Housing Market Continues to Struggle |
June 28, 2006 |
| #54. Watching the VIX |
June 21, 2006 |
| #53. Fed Watching in Real Time |
June 14, 2006 |
| #52. Good News on the Credit Card Front! |
June 7, 2006 |
| #51. New Housing Derivatives Suggest More Weakness |
May 31, 2006 |
| #50. Will More of Us Be Working Forever? |
May 24, 2006 |
| #47. The Myth of Who Runs our Corporations and Mutual Funds? |
May 3, 2006 |
| #46. Is Investing Difficult? |
April 26, 2006 |
| #45. Hedging Your Real Estate Risk |
April 12, 2006 |
| #44.
Understanding March's "Unemployment" Report |
April 5, 2006 |
| #14.
What Should Investors do After Hurricane Katrina? |
September 8, 2005 |
| #29. Holiday Gifts 2005 |
December 21, 2005 |
| #30. New Year's Resolutions |
December 28, 2005 |
| #35. Who is this Columnist? |
February 1, 2006 |
| #39. Unsure About Insurance |
March 1, 2006 |
| List by Date |
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| #1.
What are Stocks and Bonds? |
May 4th 2005 |
| #2.
Use Time to Manage Market Risks |
May 18, 2005 |
| #3.
Asset Allocation - What Is It and How to Do It! |
June 1, 2005 |
| #4.
Measuring Your Investment Results |
June 15, 2005 |
| #5.
Active and Passive Investing - What Does that Mean? |
June 23, 2005 |
| #6.
What are Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)? |
July 5, 2005 |
#7.
Investing 101 - Forwards and Backwards
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July 12, 2005 |
| #8.
Bond Market ETFs - Which Ones Should You Use? |
July 20, 2005 |
| #9.
Stock Market ETFs - There Sure Are A Lot! |
July 26, 2005 |
| #10.
Life-Cycle Funds - The Pros and Cons |
August 3, 2005 |
| #11.
Investment Returns: The Apples and Oranges |
August 9, 2005 |
| #12.
Analyzing Real Estate in Your Investment Portfolio |
August 23, 2005 |
| #13.
Asset Allocation: A "Back to School" Project |
August 31, 2005 |
| #14.
What Should Investors do After Hurricane Katrina? |
September 8, 2005 |
| #15.
How Much Money Do You Need to Start Investing? |
September 15, 2005 |
| #16.
Should Investors Go International? |
September 22, 2005 |
| #17.
Dividends - A Good Thing, but Don't Overreach |
September 28, 2005 |
| #18.
Savings Rates - Safety in Numbers - NOT! |
October 5, 2005 |
| #19.
Performance Measures and Fees |
October 12, 2005 |
| #20.
Inflation and TIPS |
October 19, 2005 |
| #21.
Equity-Linked Annuities - Are They a Good Idea? |
October 26, 2005 |
| #22.
Save Money by Carefully Allocating Investments |
November 2, 2005 |
| #23.
Stock Market Indexes - How do they Work? |
November 9, 2005 |
| #24.
Stock Market Indexes - How They've Changed! |
November 16, 2005 |
| #25.
Thanksgiving - 2005 |
November 22, 2005 |
| #26.
Municipals - A Primer |
November 30, 2005 |
| #27. The In's and Out's of Mutual Funds Fees |
December 8, 2005 |
| #28. Adviser or Broker - Who Should You Use? |
December 14, 2005 |
| #29. Holiday Gifts 2005 |
December 21, 2005 |
| #30. New Year's Resolutions |
December 28, 2005 |
| #31 Measuring 2005's Performance |
January 4, 2006 |
| #32. One Way to Compare Tax-Qualified Investment Plans |
January 11, 2006 |
| #33. Asset Allocation - Another Approach |
January 18, 2006 |
| #34. Boomers Better Save More |
January 25, 2006 |
| #35. Who is this Columnist? |
February 1, 2006 |
| #36. Bonds & the Yield Curve |
February 8, 2006 |
| #37. Equity Indexes - In Even More Detail |
February 15, 2006 |
| #38. It's Time for Your Portfolio's Annual Tune-up |
February 22, 2006 |
| #39. Unsure About Insurance |
March 1, 2006 |
| #40. How Many Stars Does Your ETF Have? |
March 8, 2006 |
| #41. Understanding Debt |
March 15, 2006 |
| #42. ETFs for the Internationally Inclined |
March 22, 2006 |
| #43. It's Time to Get the Cash Out of the Mattress! |
March 29, 2006 |
| #44. Understanding March's "Unemployment" Report |
April 5, 2006 |
| #45. Hedging Your Real Estate Risk |
April 12, 2006 |
| #46. Is Investing Difficult? |
April 26, 2006 |
| #47. The Myth of Who Runs our Corporations and Mutual Funds? |
May 3, 2006 |
| #48 The Growing Exchange-Traded Funds Industry |
May 10, 2006 |
| #49. Is Your Portfolio Ready for a Market Correction? |
May 17, 2006 |
| #50. Will More of Us Be Working Forever? |
May 24, 2006 |
| #51. New Housing Derivatives Suggest More Weakness |
May 31, 2006 |
| #52. Good News on the Credit Card Front! |
June 7, 2006 |
| #53. Fed Watching in Real Time |
June 14, 2006 |
| #54. Watching the VIX |
June 21, 2006 |
| #55. The Housing Market Continues to Struggle |
June 28, 2006 |
| #56. Financial Independence |
July 5, 2006 |
| #57. Back to Basics - Stock Splits |
July 12, 2006 |
| #59. Real Estate: A Buyer's Market |
July 29, 2006 |
| #60 What Were They Thinking? |
August 2, 2006 |
| #61 Congress Finally Acts on Pension Problems |
August 9, 2006 |
| #62 To Be or Not To Be Average |
August 16, 2006 |
| #63. Talking Dividends |
August 30, 2006 |
| #64. What Should Bond Investors Do Now? |
September 6, 2006 |
| #65. Pension Act Provides Small Boost to Charitable Giving |
September 13, 2006 |
| #66. Hedge Funds - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly |
September 20, 2006 |
| #67. Overview of Hedge Fund Strategies |
September 27, 2006 |
| #68. Looking the TIPS Market |
October 4, 2006 |
| #69 So You Want to Retire Early – Not on My Dime, Thank You! |
October 11, 2006 |
| #70. Dow Crosses 12,000 - What Do You Do Now? |
October 18, 2006 |
| #71. Asset Allocation – Another Look |
October 25, 2006 |
| #72. Yes, They Are Stealing Your Money |
November 1, 2006 |
| #73. Will Weak Housing Bring Down the Economy? |
November 8, 2006 |
| #74. Reverse Mortgages Get More Respect |
November 15, 2006 |
| #75 "Family" Asset Allocation |
November 23, 2006 |
| #76 Private Equity Funds Pillage the Public Markets |
November 29, 2006 |
| #77. Odds & Ends |
December 6, 2006 |
| #78. Retirement Savings and Spending Ideas |
December 13, 2006 |
| #79. Climbing the Wall of Worry |
December 20, 2006 |
| #80. Tackling 529 Plans |
January 3, 2007 |
| #81. Buy and Hold Investing – Is It Always Right? |
January 10, 2007 |
| #82. Measuring the 2006 Performance of Your Investments |
January 17, 2007 |
| #83. Analyzing the 2006 Performance of Your Investments |
January 24, 2007 |
| #84. Fed Watching |
January 31, 2007 |
| #85. Alpha and Beta - Is It All Just Greek? |
February 7, 2007 |
| #86. The Valentine’s Day Gift That Keeps Giving! |
February 15, 2007 |
| #87. Happy Birthday George Washington! |
February 22, 2007 |
| #88. One Last Column (for now!) |
March 7, 2007 |
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