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Paul recently made a 3-hour presentation to the Portland Chapter of the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) and fielded dozens of questions. Here are answers to some. Be sure to subscribe to his free bi-monthly newsletter to receive important updates, links ad answers to your investment questions at PaulMerriman.com
1. What is the difference between your 4-fund combo and the total market index? 1:57
2. Why have you used data from Dimensional Fund Advisors, a firm that can’t be used by do-it-yourself investors? 4:00
3. How does hindsight guide us today? 5:56
4. Is there data supporting how often we should make dollar-cost-averaging investments? e.g. monthly, quarterly or annually. 8:42
5. Do you believe that timing can produce a better rate of return than buy and hold? How about on a risk adjusted basis? 10:29
6. What do you know about the returns of the AAII dividend portfolio? 16:29
7. What 3 questions would you ask a financial advisor (if you are looking at hiring one)? 17:55
8. Is there a place for mid-cap stocks in a diversified long-term portfolio? 20:57
9. Is there a reason you have not included returns for growth stocks in your tables? 22:45
10. For someone who is starting out, what is the minimum investment? 25:30
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