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Quote of the Week Archives: QOW 9712/22/2011Alpha Bits or Lucky Charms?Meir StatmanStep 5QOW 9610/20/2011Pension-GateDavid SwensenStep 5QOW 959/23/2011Up and Down, Down and UpWarren BuffettStep 4QOW 949/9/2011A Gross MistakeBill GrossStep 4QOW 938/23/2011Celebrate the PriceSir John TempletonStep 4QOW 928/5/2011A Special Message From IFAIndex Fund AdvisorsStep 9QOW 917/28/2011The Never-Ending Pursuit of AlphaWilliam BernsteinStep 3QOW 905/9/2011IFA Celebrates 1,000 Months of DataWilliam BernsteinStep 9QOW 894/1/2011Wise Beyond Your YearsRod StewartStep 12QOW 883/14/2011Fools and Children Rabbi Yohanan ben NappahaStep 4QOW 872/11/2011The Big Story Behind Small StocksKatie Benner, Scott Cendrowski, and Mina KimesStep 3QOW 861/19/2011Fortune KookieAnonymous Fortune magazine writerStep 3QOW 851/13/2011Fool Me Twice?Niels BohrStep 4QOW 8412/6/2010Who Profits if Markets Are Inefficient?Meir StatmanStep 3QOW 839/24/2010The Role of Randomness & the Goal of PersistenceCharles D. EllisStep 5QOW 829/10/2010Proper Benchmarking and AlphaJack MeyerStep 5QOW 818/30/2010Commodity ETFs RevisitedPeter Robison, Asjylyn Loder, and Alan BjergaStep 1QOW 808/17/2010Resisting the Siren SongsRobert ArnottStep 1QOW 797/29/2010Upton Sinclair's Insight for Improving Your 401(k) Returns Upton SinclairStep 7QOW 787/15/2010Grading Your Employer’s 401k PlanWilliam BernsteinStep 7QOW 776/15/2010Can You Afford Sophistication?Mark T. HebnerStep 5QOW 765/13/2010Black Swans, Fat Tails and Your MoneyEugene FamaStep 1QOW 754/28/2010Who Should You Trust?Knut A. RostadStep 12QOW 744/22/2010I.R.S.: Investment Returns SuckerJohn BogleStep 7QOW 734/1/2010Only Fools Rush In…and OutJim WiandtStep 7QOW 723/15/2010One Year Later: Lessons from the FallMark HulbertStep 4QOW 713/1/2010Sweet SurrenderPaul SamuelsonStep 3QOW 702/12/2010Super Nova to Black HoleWilliam BernsteinStep 3QOW 692/1/2010Professional Advisors Prove Their Worth in 401(k) PlansChristopher L. JonesStep 11QOW 681/22/2010Is Timing with ETFs a Good Idea?Harry F. BanksStep 4QOW 671/8/2010All that Glitters is Not GoldSherlock HolmesStep 9QOW 6612/22/2009The Value of the Right AdvisorWilliam BernsteinStep 1QOW 6512/4/2009From Frying Pan to FireAbsence of ValueStep 5QOW 6411/23/2009Paying for Pay to PlayJohn C. BogleStep 7QOW 6310/26/2009The Case of the Fallen FiduciaryMark TwainStep 5QOW 6210/2/2009False Discoveries of the Elusive Alpha David F. SwensenStep 5QOW 609/4/2009IFA's Position Statement on InvestingMark T. HebnerStep 1QOW 599/3/2009Probability in Motion Warren Weaver Step 8QOW 587/9/2009Oops, He Did It Again! Robert SorosStep 5QOW 576/1/2009Socialism, So What? Mark Hebner Step 9QOW 567/12/2009Stop the Insanity Albert EinsteinStep 12QOW 555/29/2009How to Ruin a Good Thing Warren Buffett Step 4QOW 534/22/2009Testing Market EfficiencyMark T. Hebner Step 2QOW 524/3/2009Hedge Funds: A Fool’s ErrandFred Schwed Jr.Step 5QOW 513/27/2009A Special Message From Mark Hebner Mark Hebner Step 12QOW 503/19/2009Naked TruthsWarren Buffett Step 12QOW 493/7/2009Where's the Market Going? Michael Edesess Step 9QOW 482/27/2009Where Have All the Returns Gone?Mark HulbertStep 7QOW 472/9/2009Risk: A PrimerCharles Ellis Step 1QOW 461/12/2009Draw the Line in '09 John C. Bogle Step 1QOW 451/2/2009Oh, How the Mighty FallPeter Cohan Step 5QOW 4412/22/2008You’re a Mean One, Mr. MadoffBurton MalkielStep 5QOW 4312/12/2008Last One In Has a Rotten Nest Egg The Financial Press Step 5QOW 4212/5/2008Financial Fear FactorFranklin D. Roosevelt Step 9QOW 4111/26/2008Are We There Yet?Burton MalkielStep 8QOW 4011/18/2008Don’t Try This At HomeWilliam BernsteinStep 1QOW 3911/3/2008Free Markets are Doing Their JobMarlena I. LeeStep 8QOW 3810/20/2008The Resilience of Capitalism Mark T. HebnerStep 10QOW 3710/6/2008The 40-Year Old LessonHarry MarkowitzStep 10QOW 369/26/2008Should You Be Worried About Your Investments?Mark T. Hebner Step 10QOW 359/17/2008Fallen Market PerspectivesJeremy J. SiegelStep 9QOW 349/12/2008What Are You Paying for Your 401(k)?Michael C. KeenanStep 7QOW 339/5/2008Commodities: A Cautionary TaleMatt KrantzStep 11QOW 328/29/2008Should You Invest in Down Markets?Benjamin GrahamStep 9QOW 318/18/2008It's Not Easy Bein' Green Kermit the FrogStep 11QOW 308/11/2008A 12-Step Program For StockoholicsBill MillerStep 1QOW 298/1/2008Lessons From Benjamin Graham Benjamin GrahamStep 4QOW 287/25/2008Value of Long-term Equity Investing James PardoeStep 9QOW 277/16/2008Nobody Told Me There’d Be Days Like TheseJohn LennonStep 8QOW 256/30/2008Investments with higher expected returnsWilliam F. SharpeStep 8QOW 246/20/2008Commodity FuturesTruman A. ClarkStep 11QOW 236/12/2008Eugene Fama Receives Morgan Stanley-AFA Award for Excellence in FinanceRichard C. GreenStep 8QOW 226/4/2008A Good PortfolioHarry MarkowitzStep 11QOW 213/27/2008Who still believes markets don't work?Rex SinquefieldStep 1QOW 205/19/2008Chances are you won't beat an Index FundDavid F. SwensenStep 8QOW 195/12/2008Index funds, an alternative to actively managed fundsMichael C. KeenanStep 7QOW 185/1/2008Risks and benefits of hedge fund investingStanford Graduate School of Business Step 5QOW 174/28/2008Managers who can beat the streetJack MeyerStep 5QOW 164/14/2008Active Management TaxesTheodore AronsonStep 7QOW 154/21/2008Hidden Fees in 401kGeorge MillerStep 7QOW 144/7/2008Reported Mutual Fund ReturnsJohn C. BogleStep 1QOW 133/31/2008The Bigger FoolBen KenobiStep 5QOW 123/26/2008A thing is worth only what someone else will pay for itLatin TruismStep 3QOW 113/17/2008Hedge funds are riskyBurton G. MalkielStep 5QOW 103/11/2008The stock market is like a gambling casinoBurton G. Malkiel Step 9QOW 93/3/2008Chance AloneMerton MillerStep 3QOW 82/25/2008History You Don't KnowHarry S. TrumanStep 9QOW 72/18/2008Higher Expected Returns?William F. SharpeStep 8QOW 62/11/2008Tax Loss HarvestingMark T. HebnerStep 7QOW 52/4/2008Our favourite holding period is foreverWarren BuffettStep 10QOW 41/28/2008Two Kinds of InvestorsWilliam BernsteinStep 4QOW 31/21/2008Surprising truths about long and short-term investingCharles EllisStep 8QOW 21/14/2008Unforeseen CircumstancesBurton MalkielStep 4QOW 11/7/2008You will almost never find a fund manager who can repeatedly beat the marketJohn C. BogleStep 5