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| + | * [[Owning vs Renting | Renting]] your home is often less expensive than [[Owning vs Renting | owning]] unless you will stay there for a decade. | ||
* The [[Fama and French Three-Factor Model]] is the academic foundation of the [http://www.morningstar.com/ Morningstar] Style Box. | * The [[Fama and French Three-Factor Model]] is the academic foundation of the [http://www.morningstar.com/ Morningstar] Style Box. | ||
* Although bond funds are risky (they can lose value), they are [[Individual Bonds vs a Bond Fund | exactly as volatile]] as a rolling ladder of individual bonds with the same duration. | * Although bond funds are risky (they can lose value), they are [[Individual Bonds vs a Bond Fund | exactly as volatile]] as a rolling ladder of individual bonds with the same duration. | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 4 June 2009
- Renting your home is often less expensive than owning unless you will stay there for a decade.
- The Fama and French Three-Factor Model is the academic foundation of the Morningstar Style Box.
- Although bond funds are risky (they can lose value), they are exactly as volatile as a rolling ladder of individual bonds with the same duration.
- Tax Loss Harvesting can save you $750 a year by allowing you to deduct $3,000 of your capital losses against your regular income.
- The most typical Bogleheads bond allocation, according to the Bogleheads Investment Philosophy, is to hold 50% nominal bonds and 50% inflation-protected securities (TIPS).