The simple index fund solution has been adopted as a cornerstone of investment strategy for many of the nation's pension plans operated by our giant corporations and state and local governments. Indexing is also the predominant strategy for the largest of them all, the retirement plan for federal government employees, the Federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The plan has been a remarkable success, and now holds some $173 billion of assets for the benefit of our public servants and members of armed services.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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 …
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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