Buy, Hold, and Rebalance

Jan 29, 2013 1 Replies

Rick Ferri (kind of like a broken record, but at least it's a great song) on Buy, Hold, and Rebalance:


formatting link


Many financial pundits criticize a balanced approach. They say a buy,
> hold and reliance strategy is simple-minded and a relic of the past.
> Their solution is to be tactical, meaning aggressively move in and out
> of the markets. As it turned out, more than half the experts fail to
> time markets correctly and their portfolios have fallen short of the
> simple strategy they mock so much.

Nothing new here, but always a pleasure to read, and a couple of nice illustrations.

David, thanks for posting this. I like the study that was linked. One of my favorite lines from it is, "[P]opular 'Mad Money' television host Jim Cramer had a 46.8 percent accuracy rating [when predicting market direction] based on 62 market predictions." Meaning Cramer could have flipped a coin and been correct more often.

I am reminded of the Hulbert study that found that the counsel from over 80% of financial newsletters resulted in a failure to beat the market.

Join the Discussion

Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.

Didn't find your answer?

Ask the community — no account required