Highlights from last weekend’s crop of articles in the WSJ:
- Cost is one of the few factors under the control of individual investors. In this regard, it is gratifying to see the fund industry lowering its fees. The Globe and Mail reports that even in Canada, mutual fund fees are falling (though at 2.02% it is still very high).
- Columnist Jonathan Clements says that the current real estate mania is going to end in tears. If prices drop a lot of people are going to end up with negative equity in their homes.
- Paul Farrell provides a hitchhiker guide to bear valley. A diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds and cash lowers volatility than an all-stock portfolio. A lot of grief could have been avoided in the bear market if investors had at least some bonds in their portfolios.
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