Millions of mutual-fund investors sleep well at night, serene in the belief that superior outcomes result from pooling funds with like-minded investors and engaging high-quality investment managers to provide professional insight. The conventional wisdom ends up hopelessly unwise, as evidence shows an overwhelming rate of failure by mutual funds to deliver on promises.
The true depth of understanding and maturity as a practitioner is how we apply what we've learned to our lives. - David F. Swensen
The true depth of understanding and maturity as a practitioner is how we apply what we've learned to our lives.
- David F. Swensen
Jack Bogle's passionate cry of Enough! contains a thought-provoking litany of life lessons regarding our individual roles in commerce and society. Em… - David F. Swensen
Jack Bogle's passionate cry of Enough! contains a thought-provoking litany of life lessons regarding our individual roles in commerce and society. Em…
Most active mutual funds are more interested in collecting fees than in boosting returns for investors. - David F. Swensen
Most active mutual funds are more interested in collecting fees than in boosting returns for investors.
I've tried many other styles of yoga, but nothing has ever given me the same centeredness, energy, and internal balance that I feel when practicing A… - David F. Swensen
I've tried many other styles of yoga, but nothing has ever given me the same centeredness, energy, and internal balance that I feel when practicing A…
When you look at the results on an after-fee, after-tax basis over reasonably long periods of time, there's almost no chance that you end up beating … - David F. Swensen
When you look at the results on an after-fee, after-tax basis over reasonably long periods of time, there's almost no chance that you end up beating …
Unless an investor has access to “incredibly high-qualified professionals,” they “should be 100 percent passive - that includes almost all individual… - David F. Swensen
Unless an investor has access to “incredibly high-qualified professionals,” they “should be 100 percent passive - that includes almost all individual…
Don't let what other people say disturb your mind. Be happy. - David F. Swensen
Don't let what other people say disturb your mind. Be happy.
A minuscule 4 percent of funds produce market-beating after-tax results with a scant 0.6 percent (annual) margin of gain. The 96 percent of funds tha… - David F. Swensen
A minuscule 4 percent of funds produce market-beating after-tax results with a scant 0.6 percent (annual) margin of gain. The 96 percent of funds tha…
I think nobody is in a position to react to these big macro-issues. Where is the dollar going to be or what is G.D.P. growth going to be in China? Fo… - David F. Swensen
I think nobody is in a position to react to these big macro-issues. Where is the dollar going to be or what is G.D.P. growth going to be in China? Fo…
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