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| QoW 69 | Feb 1 , 2010 | Professional Advisors Prove Their Worth in 401(k) Plans | Christopher L. Jones | Step 11 |
| QoW 68 | Jan 22 , 2010 | Is Timing with ETFs a Good Idea? | Harry F. Banks | Step 4 |
| QoW 67 | Jan 8 , 2010 | All that Glitters is Not Gold | Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle | Step 9 |
| QoW 66 | Dec 21, 2009 | The Value of the Right Advisor | William Berstein | Step 1 |
| QoW 65 | Dec 04, 2009 | From Frying Pan to Fire | Stewart, Neumann, Knittel, and Heisler | Step 5 |
| QoW 64 | Nov 20, 2009 | Paying for Pay to Play | John C. Bogle | Step 7 |
| QoW 63 | Oct 26, 2009 | The Case of the Fallen Fiduciary | Mark Twain | Step 5 |
| QoW 62 | Oct 2, 2009 | False Discoveries of the Elusive Alpha | David Swensen | Step 5 |
| QoW 61 | Sept 11, 2009 | "Smartest" Book Author Reveals Active Management Folly |
Dan Solin | Step 1 |
| QoW 60 | Sept 4, 2009 | IFA's Position on Investing | Mark Hebner | Step 1 |
| QoW 59 | Aug 3, 2009 | Probability in Motion | Warren Weaver | Step 8 |
| QoW 58 | July 9, 2009 | Oops, He Did It Again! | Robert Soros | Step 5 |
| QoW 57 | July 1, 2009 | Socialism, So What? | Mark Hebner | Step 9 |
| QoW 56 | June 12, 2009 | Stop the Insanity | Albert Einstein | Step 12 |
| QoW 55 | May 29, 2009 | How to Ruin a Good Thing | Warren Buffett | Step 4 |
| QoW 54 | May 08, 2009 | Cramer Fact Check | Dan Solin | Step 3 |
| QoW 53 | Apr 22, 2009 | Testing Market Efficiency | Mark T. Hebner | Step 2 |
| QoW 52 | Apr 3, 2009 | Hedge Funds: A Fool’s Errand | Fred Schwed Jr. | Step 5 |
| QoW 51 | Mar 27 , 2009 | A Special Message From Mark Hebner | Mark Hebner | Step 12 |
| QoW 50 | Mar 19 , 2009 | Naked Truths | Warren Buffett | Step 12 |
| QoW 49 | Mar 7 , 2009 | Where's the Market Going? | Michael Edesess | Step 9 |
| QoW 48 | Feb 27 , 2009 | Where Have All the Returns Gone? | Mark Hulbert | Step 7 |
| QoW 47 | Feb 9 , 2009 | Risk: A Primer | Charles Ellis | Step 1 |
| QoW 46 | Jan 12, 2009 | Draw the Line in '09 | John C. Bogle | Step 1 |
| QoW 45 | Jan 02, 2009 | Oh, How the Mighty Fall | Peter Cohan | Step 5 |
| QoW 44 | Dec 22, 2008 | You’re
a Mean One, Mr. Madoff |
Burton Malkiel | Step 5 |
| QoW 43 | Dec 12, 2008 | Last
One In Has a Rotten Nest Egg |
The Financial Press | Step 5 |
| QoW 42 | Dec 05, 2008 | Financial Fear Factor | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Step 9 |
| QoW 41 | Nov 26, 2008 | Are We There Yet? |
Burton Malkiel | Step 8 |
| QoW 40 | Nov 18 , 2008 | Don’t
Try This At Home |
William Bernstein | Step 1 |
| QoW 39 | Nov 3 , 2008 | Free
Markets are Doing Their Job |
Marlena I. Lee | Step 8 |
| QoW 38 | Oct 20 , 2008 | The
Resilience of Capitalism |
Mark T. Hebner | Step 10 |
| QoW 37 | Oct 6, 2008 | The 40-Year Old Lesson | Harry Markowitz | Step 10 |
| QoW 36 | Sept 26 , 2008 | Should
You Be Worried About Your Investments? |
Mark T. Hebner | Step 10 |
| QoW 35 | Sept 17 , 2008 | Fallen
Market Perspectives |
Jeremy J. Siegel | Step 9 |
| QoW 34 | Sept 12 , 2009 | What Are You Paying for Your 401(k)? | Michael C. Keenan | Step 7 |
| QoW 33 | Sept 05, 2008 | Commodities:
A Cautionary Tale |
Matt, Krantz | Step 11 |
| QoW 32 | Aug 29 , 2008 | Should
You Invest in Down Markets? |
Benjamin Graham | Step 9 |
| QoW 31 | Aug 18 , 2009 | It's Not Easy Bein' Green | Kermit the Frog | Step 11 |
| QoW 30 | Aug 11 , 2008 | A 12-Step
Program For Stockolics |
Bill Miller | Step 1 |
| QoW 29 | Aug 01 , 2008 | Lessons
From Benjamin Graham |
Benjamin Graham | Step 4 |
| QoW 28 | Jul 25 , 2008 | Value
of Long-term Equity Investing |
James Pardoe | Step 9 |
| QoW 27 | Jul 16 , 2008 | Nobody
Told Me There’d Be Days Like These |
John Lennon | Step 8 |
| QoW 26 | Jul 03 , 2009 | The Smartest 401(k) Book You'll Ever Read | Dan Solin | Step 11 |
| QoW 25 | Jun 30 , 2008 | “Some investments do have higher expected returns than others. Which ones? Well, by and large they’re
the ones that will do the worst in bad times.” |
William F. Sharpe | Step 8 |
| QoW 24 | Jun 20 , 2008 | “Investors
acquiring commodity futures in expectations of higher returns, lower
risk, and improved inflation protection are making bets...” |
Truman A. Clark | Step 11 |
| QoW 22 | Jun 04, 2008 | "A
good portfolio is more than a long list of good stocks and bonds..." |
Harry Markowitz | Step 11 |
| QoW 21 | May 27, 2008 | "So
who still believes markets don't work? Apparently it is only the North
Koreans, the Cubans and the active managers." |
Rex Sinquefield | Step 1 |
| QoW 19 | May 12, 2008 | "Fiduciaries
should strongly consider index funds as an alternative to actively managed
funds..." |
Michael C. Keenan | Step 7 |
| QoW 18 | May , 2008 | "Some
fiduciary boards... do not adequately understand the true returns, risk
and cost associated with investment in hedge funds."
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Stanford Graduate School of Business | Step 5 |
| QoW 17 | Apr 28 , 2008 | "How
can individuals find managers who can beat the street?" |
Jack Meyer | Step 5 |
| QoW 16 | Apr 21 , 2008 | “Many
401(k)-style plans charge hidden fees that can cut deeply into worker's
retirement savings..." |
George Miller | Step 7 |
| QoW 15 | Apr 14 , 2008 | “None
of my clients are taxable... Once you introduce taxes, active management
probably has an insurmountable hurdle....”
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Theodore Aronson | Step 7 |
| QoW 14 | Apr 07, 2008 | “Surprise!
The returns reported by mutual funds aren't actually earned by mutual
fund investors.” |
John C. Bogle | Step 1 |
| QoW 13 | Mar 31, 2008 | “Who's
the bigger fool? The fool, or the fool who follows him?” |
Ben Kenobi | Step 5 |
| QoW 12 | Mar 26, 2008 | "A
thing is worth only what someone else will pay for it."
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Latin Truism | Step 3 |
| QoW 11 | Mar 17, 2008 | “We
conclude that hedge funds are far riskier and provide much lower returns
than is commonly supposed.” |
Burton G. Malkiel | Step 5 |
| QoW 9 | Mar 03 , 2008 | “If
there's 10,000 people looking at the stocks and trying to pick winners,
one in 10,000 is going to score, by chance alone..." |
Merton Miller | Step 3 |
| QoW 8 | Feb 25, 2008 | “The
only thing new in this world is the history you don't know.” |
Harry S. Truman | Step 9 |
| QoW 7 | Feb 18 , 2008 | “Some
investments do have higher expected returns than others. Which ones?
Well, by and large they’re the ones that will do the worst in
bad times.” |
William F. Sharpe | Step 8 |
| QoW 6 | Feb 11 , 2008 | "For
most investors, tax loss harvesting is one of the most important ways
to reduce tax liability now and in the future." |
Mark T. Hebner | Step 7 |
| QoW 5 | Feb 04, 2008 | "Our
favourite holding period is forever." |
Warren Buffett | Step 10 |
| QoW 3 | Jan 21 , 2008 | "The average long-term experience in investing is never surprising, but the short-term experience is always surprising..." | Charles Ellis | Step 8 |
| QoW 2 | Jan 14 , 2008 | "The
Clairvoyant Society of London will not meet Tuesday due to unforeseen
circumstances."
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Burton Malkiel | Step 4 |
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