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This and That: Stock Market History, Emerging Markets, International Diversification and more…

July 16th, 2009 · 6 Comments

  1. In Stocks for the Long Run, Jeremy Siegel looks at US stock market history going back to 1802. Jason Zweig questions the validity of stock market data from the 1800s.
  2. Investors frequently confuse economic growth with stock market returns. William Bernstein argues that the two don’t always move in sync. Even if it, stock market prospects may be baked into prices already.
  3. Dan Bortolotti writes in FP Magazine that even though the job market is dismal these days, demographic trends indicate that a massive labour shortage is looming. Kevin Press, who writes the Today’s Economy Blog also notes that HR departments are developing plans to gain a edge in the coming war for talent.
  4. Investors are questioning the value of international diversification after markets around the world fell sharply at the same time. Larry Swedroe shows that diversification still works over the long run but there is no guarantee that it will work every year.
  5. Canadian Money Forum members share ideas on how they saved big dollars on their weddings.
  6. Million Dollar Journey featured guest posts on making your own wine.
  7. Steadyhand’s Tom Bradley outlines the five lessons investors have learned from the recession all over again.
  8. Psst! Are you curious to know how much your co-workers are making? Preet finds out that Glassdoor.com does just that.
  9. Now that the 1% RBC Direct Investing bonus has been credited, Four Pillars wonders if he should switch to Questrade. Personally, I’m hoping another brokerage would offer 1% to move my accounts to them!
  10. Canadian Financial Stuff reviewed and liked 75 Ways to Save Gas.
  11. Michael James paid extra attention to a new credit card agreement mailed out to him and wonders if it contains a liability loophole if the card is compromised.
  12. Larry MacDonald finds out that data found on iShares websites on its ETFs are not always what they appear to be.

Media hat tips: David Berman, who writes the Globe Investor Market Blog, cited this post in The trouble with ETFs. Rob Carrick listed this blog among his favourites on BNN. Thanks guys.

Have a great weekend everyone!

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6 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Four Pillars // Jul 16, 2009 at 11:34 pm

    I would love to get another 1% for a few hours work.

  • 2 Michael James // Jul 17, 2009 at 12:26 am

    I take Zweig’s point that stock market data before 1870 is unreliable, but what does his last sentence mean?

    “Another emperor of the late bull market, it seems, has turned out to have no clothes.”

    I’m not sure what point Zweig is trying to make here. Does he think that Siegel’s conclusion about stocks beating bonds for the long run is wrong?

  • 3 Big Cajun Man // Jul 17, 2009 at 6:49 am

    Thanks for the mention, have a great weekend

  • 4 Preet // Jul 17, 2009 at 8:03 am

    Thanks for the link CC – have a great weekend and congratulations for being one of Rob’s picks – certainly well deserved. I have certainly learned a lot from you over the years.

  • 5 Phil S // Jul 17, 2009 at 2:35 pm

    For people like me who live in a 600 sq foot condo and only understand wine-making in very general terms from reading and visiting wineries… An alternative is to use the services of the many wine making stores.

    There, you can participate as little or as much as you want with the making of your own wine. The bare minimum is where you have to pour the yeast into the juice and the people who run the shop do absolutely everything else, including bottling. Or, at the opposite end of the spectrum, you can do pretty much the entire process yourself if you like…

    Some of the more skilled shop owners with the right raw materials can make some absolutely exquisite wines for about $5 a bottle if you let them do just about everything. If you do it completely yourself and if you’re a first-timer and use poor quality inputs (juices), then you can get 60 bottles of bad grape juice.

  • 6 MDJ // Jul 18, 2009 at 10:48 pm

    Thanks for the mention CC!

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