Archive for August, 2006

Taylor’s great indexing post

Friday, August 25th, 2006

Once in a while, investors need to be reminded why index funds are the preferred choice for long term investments. I came across one of the many great posts made by Taylor in the Diehards forum recently. The one below, reproduced from post 52553, messages 7 through 9, stands out as one of the best […]

Impact of AMT on tax exempt funds

Friday, August 18th, 2006

In an earlier post, I wrote about the regressive tax brackets when evaluated under the AMT structure. In this post, we will consider how these AMT brackets affect the yield of various flavors of tax exempt money market funds, looking specifically at the case of an investor domiciled in California.
There are many different types of […]

For the American Pessimists

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

Due to the twin budget deficits and other problems in the U.S., many investors in Singapore seem to write off investing in the U.S, thinking that America is losing its global lead in technology.
The following is an article from Economist.com, titled Venturesome Consumption, “in praise of America’s fearless consumers of new ideas and products”.
For a […]