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from Warren Buffet
A message from Warren E. Buffett (in his annual letter to shareholders, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., dated Feb. 28, 2014):
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"Nevertheless, both individuals and institutions will constantly be urged to be active by those who profit from giving advice or effecting transactions. The resulting frictional costs can be huge and, for investors in aggregate, devoid of benefit. So ignore the chatter, keep your costs minimal, and invest in stocks as you would in a
farm.
"My money, I should add, is where my mouth is: What I advise here is essentially identical to certain instructions I've laid out in my will. One bequest provides that cash will be delivered to a trustee for my wife's benefit. (I have to use cash for individual bequests, because all of my Berkshire shares will be fully distributed to certain philanthropic organizations over the ten years following the closing of my estate.) My advice to the trustee could not be more simple: Put 10% of the cash in short-term government bonds and 90% in a very low-cost S&P 500 index fund. (I suggest Vanguard's.) I believe the trust's long-term results from this policy will be superior to those attained by most investors -- whether pension funds, institutions or individuals -- who employ high-fee managers."
So, there. Don't say I (or Warren) didn't tell you so. (Although Warren suggests Vanguard's S&P 500, one finds very similar risks and rewards in many low-cost diversified funds offered by other large companies -- Charles Schwab, TRP, etc.)
Another pretty good web page by Grant MacLaren
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