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Hedge funds should return at least 10%+ annually because earning less would make it hard to sell to new investors

in other words, they trade because too lazy for a regular job :)

can I look at your stats somewhere? or is it just your guess? thanks.

so are you satisfied with your return from investing in indexes?

What are the arguments against index investing? This debate is often framed in an either/or manner - indexers vs. stock pickers. If you look at it that way, the academic literature appears clear that it's extremely difficult for active portfolio management to outperform indexing over longer...

$DJIA jumped 372.79 points (2.32%) last week, moved above 20dMA on Fri; S/T momentum indicators continue higher.

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Well, you're right :) I quit my job, started a company, failed, and then decided to be a full time trader and investor. I've been pursuing this as a career from home, self-employed, for around a year. I've managed to lose at least $40,000 so far... And let me tell you... It wrecks your...

So, people on many forums in general will tell you to passively invest by buying Vanguard index funds and letting them sit for 40 years so you can have a few hundred thousand for when you retire. That's fine and all, and I do that too, but I want to know how many of y'all do this every day as...

Let's see those charts, people. I have a feeling this one is about to rip your face off on its way up through the clouds so bright.

TA doesn't work. Let's go over it again, guys :D

try here http://www.tradingeconomics.com/country-list/interest-rate

6.9% is the lowest in 25 years. That's impressive as hell especially considering the size of the country and the economy. Most countries would love to have that kind of growth

$SPY spx is dropping because of the rate hike...this has been pricing itself in for the past 1.5 years

China's crude oil imports hit a record! http://in.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-trade-crude-idINKCN0UR0DU20160113

Among the behavioral factors, could it be that Chinese "investors" are essentially gamblers, who in the absence of any fundamental or technical analysis, and fearing their government's efforts to control markets, behave like lemmings in an effort to protect their "winnings" so they can do as...

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/05/bernie-sanders-rating-agencies-should-be-nonprofit.html

So assuming you had $100 and got a 3% return everyday on your portfolio (excluding the transaction/brokerage fees), if you did that 100 times in a row for each possible business day (so guessing maybe about close to half a year) you would have $1921.86 at the end of it ...which is more than 19...

Federal Reserve 'dot plot' still signals 4 interest-rate hikes in 2016 It’s a 25bp hike, by 10-0 vote.

Just saying, I bought into bitcoin this past week at $400 a coin. They're selling at $450 as of just this past week, and were at $336 last month. Source I know it's volatile and sketchy, but I really think it's going to break $500 in the next month or two. I know it's speculation, but I think...