1. Peter Bernstein warns equity investors not to expect 7 percent real returns based on past experience.
  2. Yet, another reason to be wary of emerging markets: performance chasers are feverishly pursuing them.
  3. Gold enthusiasts point out that investing in the precious metal as an insurance against a future doomsday scenario. Thanks to Tony for pointing to an Economist article that explores investing for an apocalyptic scenario.
  4. A group of lucky business students got to meet Warren Buffett and one student Nick Kuzyk maintains a blog of his experience.
  5. One investor burned by the ABCP mess shares his story with Ellen Roseman.
  6. Four Pillars wondered if he is missing out on the great returns from hedge funds.
  7. Million Dollar Journey reviewed Every Family’s Business and is giving away copies of the book.
  8. Michael James ran some experiments on market timing in tax-deferred and taxable accounts.
  9. Canadian Dream revisited his “How much do you need to retire?” calculations.
  10. The Money Gardener and the Middle Class Millionaire did their version of stars and dogs on Yellow Pages Income Fund (YLO.UN).
  11. The Dividend Guy wrote about the asset allocation of the Yale Endowment Fund. The caveat is that David Swensen warns individual investors not to try to emulate Yale at home.
  12. Preet suggests an equity monetization scheme for individuals who have a significant portion of their assets in company stock.

Have a nice weekend everyone!