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Upton Sinclair’s Advice for Improving Your 401(k) Returns

Paul Douglas Boyer — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:53:28 +0000

Here’s a video I put together quickly around IFA’s Quote of the Week 79.
Upton Sinclair’s quote is, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” The quote applies to your 401(k) plan and those who make their salary upon recommending actively-managed funds.

Bernstein Views Bernstein

Paul Douglas Boyer — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:28:49 +0000

At the Bogleheads 9 Reunion in Philly this past week, I had the opportunity to show Dr. Bill Bernstein the first part of the video we put together that featured Dr. Bill Bernstein’s quote. He laughed and laughed. And he signed my copy of his book.

And here is the video:

Video Lessons: Proper Benchmarking and Alpha

Paul Douglas Boyer — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:18:08 +0000

How can you properly determine if your investment have met your expectations?

Watch “Proper Benchmarking and Alpha” for a lesson on measuring risk against a complete set of important factors. These videos are based upon IFA’s Quote of the Week Issue #82.

Part 1:

Part 2:

The Siren Songs of Active Management

Paul Douglas Boyer — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:30:17 +0000

iPad Cat Teaches Investing

Paul Douglas Boyer — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:02:07 +0000

The latest video from MadMoneyMachine studios:

IFA Radio Interviews John Bogle

Paul Douglas Boyer — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:08:04 +0000

I put the video together for this audio interview with Vanguard Group founder John Bogle. I hope you like it.

New Video: Super Nova to Black Hole

Paul Douglas Boyer — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:52:14 +0000

It is truly surprising, amazing, astonishing to find out how poorly active managers do when compared to indexes. Watch this video:

New Video: Sweet Surrender

Paul Douglas Boyer — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:47:59 +0000

Have a look at this video. It points out the importance of long-term data, the irrelevance of even reliable advice, the emphasis of trading by the financial media, and the wisdom of Nobel prize winners regarding investments.

Oh, and don’t miss THE END-ing!

The Value of the Right Advisor

Paul Douglas Boyer — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:47:33 +0000

The voice sounds familiar…

See All Three Rounds Here

Paul Douglas Boyer — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:09:34 +0000

Here’s the link to see all three parts, including some that did not appear on TV, of The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart and Mad Money’s Jim Cramer.

I’ll discuss on show 150.

Guru Smackdown Tonight

Paul Douglas Boyer — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:06:46 +0000

Yeah, Cramer v. Stewart . I’ll be watching (once my DVR has finished recording it). Thanks Barry for doing the compilation. I especially like #3.

Index Funds: The Musical!

Paul Douglas Boyer — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:31:23 +0000

Here’s an easy to digest journey through the 12 Step Program for Active Investors. The 12 steps span four videos. Be sure to watch all four!

FOR BEST RESULTS, AFTER YOU CLICK PLAY, CLICK THE ARROW BUTTON IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT THEN SELECT "HQ" TO GET EVERY OUNCE OF INDEXING JOY FROM THESE VIDEOS!!!

Steps 1-3

Steps 4-6

Steps 7-9

Steps 10-12

This was a lot of fun to put together. I used Keynote and then exported the show to iMovie to render the video. Images and diagrams are from ifa.com. For backtested performance information go to ifabt.com.

The Day the Market Fell

Paul Douglas Boyer — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:08:10 +0000

The Day the Market Fell. Good music for your Saturday…

From BLUE YORK by John thomas Oaks and Grand Central
Music and Lyrics by John thomas Oaks
Featuring Tim Caudill — Bass, Gary "Biscuit" Davis — Banjo, Kevin Moore — Fiddle, Jeff Zona — Acoustic Guitar, Lakieta Bagwell and Jimmy Bryant — BGVs

The Randomness of Stock Returns

Paul Douglas Boyer — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:22:07 +0000

First look at this…

Then look at this…

Returns in the stock market are randomly distributed over time.

Grinch Movie Remake Again?

Paul Douglas Boyer — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:36:19 +0000

Check out IFA Quote of the Week Issue #44 where they speculate that Hollywood may remake How the Grinch Stole Christmas with Bernie Madoff in the lead role: (Click bottom right corner to watch in HD)