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Read this korrent: An investor's starting point should be the portfolio that is best to hold independent of any tactical market view
An investor's starting point should be the portfolio that is best to hold independent of any tactical market view
Last stated 2 months ago
25 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-02-19 — tap for who they are
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Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost no mutual fund earns the fees it charges, so most investors are better off buying an index fund. — tap to centre the map on it
Almost no mutual fund earns the fees it charges, so most investors are better off buying an index fund.
Last stated 3 years ago
20 Feb 2024
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Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: His advice to his own estate's trustee is the same advice he gives everyone: almost all of it into a low-cost S&P 500 index fund, not with a high-fee manager. — tap to centre the map on it
His advice to his own estate's trustee is the same advice he gives everyone: almost all of it into a low-cost S&P 500 index fund, not with a high-fee manager.
Last stated 13 years ago
28 Feb 2014
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Warren Buffett — holds since 2014-02-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Investing well requires reversing the human instinct to grow excited as prices rise and fearful as they fall. — tap to centre the map on it
Investing well requires reversing the human instinct to grow excited as prices rise and fearful as they fall.
Last stated 3 years ago
20 Feb 2024
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Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Investors do better over time in a low-cost index fund than in a group of hedge funds, on average. — tap to centre the map on it
Investors do better over time in a low-cost index fund than in a group of hedge funds, on average.
Last stated 10 years ago
25 Feb 2017
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Warren Buffett — holds since 2017-02-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Stock market investors spend most of their time below their previous all-time-high wealth, not at new peaks. — tap to centre the map on it
Stock market investors spend most of their time below their previous all-time-high wealth, not at new peaks.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Meb Faber — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no average year in the stock market; the long-run average only shows up over a very long horizon. — tap to centre the map on it
There is no average year in the stock market; the long-run average only shows up over a very long horizon.
Last stated 2 months ago
27 Aug 2026
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Ben Carlson — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When trillions of dollars are managed by high-fee Wall Street managers, it is the managers who reap the outsized profits, not their clients. — tap to centre the map on it
When trillions of dollars are managed by high-fee Wall Street managers, it is the managers who reap the outsized profits, not their clients.
Last stated 10 years ago
25 Feb 2017
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Warren Buffett — holds since 2017-02-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack. — tap to centre the map on it
A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack.
Last stated 8 months ago
3 Mar 2026
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Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it
A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit.
Last stated 4 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. — tap to centre the map on it
About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out.
Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jul 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in.
Last stated 2 years ago
3 Mar 2025
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Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology. — tap to centre the map on it
A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
22 Sept 2026
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Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. — tap to centre the map on it
A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand.
Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aggressive quantitative easing should raise long-term interest rates, because effective monetary stimulus raises them. — tap to centre the map on it
Aggressive quantitative easing should raise long-term interest rates, because effective monetary stimulus raises them.
Last stated 16 years ago
6 Sept 2010
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Scott Sumner — holds since 2010-09-05 — tap for who they are
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Scott Sumner — no longer holds since 2010-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Canceling government bonds held by a central bank creates no fiscal space, because the reduction in government interest payments is exactly offset by an equal reduction in the profits the central bank remits to the government. — tap to centre the map on it
Canceling government bonds held by a central bank creates no fiscal space, because the reduction in government interest payments is exactly offset by an equal reduction in the profits the central bank remits to the government.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Central bank purchases of government bonds are not bailouts and do not automatically cause inflation, since they only change the composition of the consolidated government's liabilities, not their total. — tap to centre the map on it
Central bank purchases of government bonds are not bailouts and do not automatically cause inflation, since they only change the composition of the consolidated government's liabilities, not their total.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
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An investor's starting point should be the portfolio that is best to hold independent of any tactical market view
Last stated 25 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ray Dalio Nick Maggiulli
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Same subject: stock market, investing
Almost no mutual fund earns the fees it charges, so most investors are better off buying an index fund.
Last stated 20 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Bill Ackman
Same subject: stock market, investing
His advice to his own estate's trustee is the same advice he gives everyone: almost all of it into a low-cost S&P 500 index fund, not with a high-fee manager.
Last stated 28 Feb 2014 · 13 years ago
Holds Warren Buffett
Same subject: stock market, investing
Investing well requires reversing the human instinct to grow excited as prices rise and fearful as they fall.
Last stated 20 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Bill Ackman
Same subject: stock market, investing
Investors do better over time in a low-cost index fund than in a group of hedge funds, on average.
Last stated 25 Feb 2017 · 10 years ago
Holds Warren Buffett
Same subject: stock market, investing
Stock market investors spend most of their time below their previous all-time-high wealth, not at new peaks.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Meb Faber
Same subject: stock market, investing
There is no average year in the stock market; the long-run average only shows up over a very long horizon.
Last stated 27 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ben Carlson
Same subject: stock market, investing
When trillions of dollars are managed by high-fee Wall Street managers, it is the managers who reap the outsized profits, not their clients.
Last stated 25 Feb 2017 · 10 years ago
Holds Warren Buffett
Same subject: stock market
A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack.
Last stated 3 Mar 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Sanjay Bakshi
Same subject: venture capital
A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit.
Last stated 14 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: venture capital
A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: venture capital
About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out.
Last stated 18 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Same subject: market efficiency
A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in.
Last stated 3 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Tobias Sjösten
Same subject: market efficiency
A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology.
Last stated 22 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Barry Ritholtz
Same subject: market efficiency
A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand.
Last stated 2 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Benedict Evans
Same subject: quantitative easing
Aggressive quantitative easing should raise long-term interest rates, because effective monetary stimulus raises them.
Last stated 6 Sept 2010 · 16 years ago
No longer holds Scott Sumner
Same subject: quantitative easing
Canceling government bonds held by a central bank creates no fiscal space, because the reduction in government interest payments is exactly offset by an equal reduction in the profits the central bank remits to the government.
Last stated 1 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Olivier Blanchard
Same subject: quantitative easing
Central bank purchases of government bonds are not bailouts and do not automatically cause inflation, since they only change the composition of the consolidated government's liabilities, not their total.
Last stated 1 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Olivier Blanchard