Comments on: Beat Market Volatility by Being Boring http://moneyning.com/investing/beat-market-volatility-by-being-boring/ A personal finance blog where we share insights on carefully saving money, investing, early retirement, mortgages, stocks because the little things matter in achieving financial freedom! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: SJ http://moneyning.com/investing/beat-market-volatility-by-being-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-15129 SJ Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:16:39 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2602#comment-15129 Boring is king. Boring, safe, unflashy chess,videogames etc... =) As for hedgint, is the avg. investor that bright? Boring is king. Boring, safe, unflashy chess,videogames etc… =)

As for hedgint, is the avg. investor that bright?

]]> By: Mark Wolfinger http://moneyning.com/investing/beat-market-volatility-by-being-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-15082 Mark Wolfinger Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:52:57 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2602#comment-15082 Boring may be fine as an overall concept, but why take unnecessary risk? Holding an unhedged portfolio of stocks works during bull markets, but it is far riskier than the average investor realizes. My point is that an investor can own ETFs (for example), but can intelligently hedge all (or part) of the portfolio by adopting conservative, boring option strategies. What baffles me is that so few investment advisors understand the power options have in limiting risk. If desirable, a position can be established that doesn't have to be monitored more than once per year. Now that's boring. Boring may be fine as an overall concept, but why take unnecessary risk? Holding an unhedged portfolio of stocks works during bull markets, but it is far riskier than the average investor realizes.

My point is that an investor can own ETFs (for example), but can intelligently hedge all (or part) of the portfolio by adopting conservative, boring option strategies. What baffles me is that so few investment advisors understand the power options have in limiting risk.

If desirable, a position can be established that doesn’t have to be monitored more than once per year. Now that’s boring.

]]> By: ObliviousInvestor http://moneyning.com/investing/beat-market-volatility-by-being-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-15073 ObliviousInvestor Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:30:46 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2602#comment-15073 Love boring. Vanguard is my selection for "best boring brokerage firm." :) Love boring. Vanguard is my selection for “best boring brokerage firm.” :)

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