Sponsors of stock
indexes do from time to time change the stocks that make up the index, but generally only when the market weighting of stocks change.
Sponsors of stock
indexes do from time to time change the stocks that make up the index, but generally only when the market weighting of stocks changes.
Sponsors of stock
indexes do from time to time change the stocks that make up the index, however, and they do tinker with the rules for calculating the index.
Not exact matches
Aside
from acceptable «basis» risk between the stocks we hold long and the
indices we use
to hedge, and perhaps 1 % of assets in option
time - premium at any given
time as a result of staggering our strikes
to provide a stronger defense, we don't consider various speculative bubbles as threats
to our own returns.
Perhaps most critically, they try
to think over long
time horizons, don't worry too much about immediate performance in the next year, and invest in a way that is distinct
from the
index.
Even though I
do most of my investing in
index funds and bond funds, I still dabble in risky investments
from time to time.
From my understanding, it is conventional wisdom that if a person wishes
to invest in the stock market but
does not have the
time or aptitude
to evaluate individual stocks and
time the market, he should invest only in no - load, low - fee mutual
index funds, using a dollar - cost averaging strategy in a buy - and - hold fashion.
Unless they understand what
to expect
from an
index fund portfolio (hint: it will plunge along with the markets) they're likely
to give up on the strategy at precisely the wrong
time, declaring it «doesn't work anymore.»
From that perspective, I again say that if you as an investor can't sleep at night with funds off the beaten path or if you don't want
to do the work
to monitor funds off the beaten path, then focus your attention on asset - allocation, risk and
time horizon, and construct a portfolio of low - cost
index funds.
If someone invests this money
from age 25
to 65 in mutual funds or an
index fund and receives an average rate of return of 11 % (what the S&P 500 has
done over the past 70 years), they will have over $ 4.2 million by the
time they reach 65.
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However, I don't have the
time or energy
to try
to benefit
from it — without any guarantee that I will — so I mostly
index.
Let's start with doctrine: — Current copyright literature Next
to Genie Tyburski and the wonderful Virtual Chase — Virtual Chase Legal Research guide: Intellectual Property Law
From Slaw's own Ted Tjaden, some Canadian links — Intellectual Property Law — Canada Pausing only
to suppress my occasional cynicism about the length of
time that Canada's policy - making on copyright has been going on, at least they have good resources explaining the process — Copyright Reform Process A few comparative links: the United Kingdom — Copyright on the UK Patent Office Site Next New Zealand — New Zealand Copyright Law How
to do research on Australian copyright law — Intellectual Property Research in Australia Now two important US sites: first the authorized version — The US Copyright Office Next, a wonderful site that reflects some of Larry Lessig «s thinking at Stanford — The Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center And finally, reflecting the fact that so much law in this area reflects not domestic policy - making, but hard - fought international consensus, an
Index to what the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a United Nations agency has accomplished — WIPO
Index And
to conclude with an American and a European take on international copyright, since I was just in Chicago, look at Irene Berkey's links — International Intellectual Property and finally a European source (actually it's Swiss, but that's not obviousRobert Kraft, in his Diaries, quotes Stravinsky, la justice — c’est une invention suisse)-- Swiss Legal Research Center International IP Links, run by CMS von Erlach Henrici And finally, a nice and quirky piece on the oddities of copyright called — Digital Copyright & Copywrong by Peter Jacso.