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10 Monday AM Reads

The Big Picture

The S&P 500 topped out in early October 2007 and bottomed in March 2009. 100 Tips for a Better Life : You can improve your communication skills with practice much more effectively than you can improve your intelligence with practice. Let’s look at the 2008 scenario as an example. LessWrong ). •

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MiB: Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s CIO of Global Fixed Income

The Big Picture

Before joining BlackRock in 2009, Rieder was president and chief executive officer of R3 Capital Partners. There is (if possible) too much communication and too much communication from the Federal Reserve. He is responsible for some $2.4 trillion in assets. We also discuss the value of some mystery at the central bank.

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Strategy of the Week: The Peter Lynch P/E/Growth Investor Model

Validea

Lynch was also a gifted communicator. Top 3 Best-Performing Years: 2009 : +62.3% (vs. During his tenure at the helm of Fidelitys Magellan Fund from 1977 to 1990, Lynch delivered an eye-popping 29.2% average annual return , nearly doubling the S&P 500s 15.8% over the same period. S&P 500 +23.5%) 2013 : +47.6% (vs.

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Are Bonds Safe During a Recession or Market Crash?

Darrow Wealth Management

The returns are normalized total returns of various bond indices during the 2008 -2009 financial crisis. This is a general communication for informational and educational purposes only and not to be misinterpreted as personalized advice or a recommendation for any specific investment product, strategy, or financial decision.

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They All Have One Thing In Common

The Irrelevant Investor

All of the great investors, from Seth Klarman and Howard Marks to Warren Buffett and Phil Fisher, have one thing in common- their ability to clearly communicate their philosophy. Jack Bogle rightfully gets all the credit for creating the index fund, but he's very underrated when it comes to his ability to effectively communicate.

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NOW 2016 | China’s Age of Ambition

Brown Advisory

He believes a firm hand is the best way to avert such tumult as the collapse of the Soviet bloc more than two decades ago, unrest in Tibet in 2008 and Xinjiang Province in 2009, and the Arab Spring uprisings in 2011. This communication and any accompanying documents are confidential and privileged.

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Falling Interest Rates Trigger Investor Hunger For Yield

Brown Advisory

economy is brighter today than in 2009, when 10-year Treasuries hovered around 3.2%. This communication and any accompanying documents are confidential and privileged. Recent history suggests that interest rates should not be so low. The outlook for the U.S. They are intended for the sole use of the addressee.

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