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Top 5 Investment Sites. Yahoo Finance is the 800 lb gorilla in best investment sites.

Top 5 Investment Sites

Yahoo essentially democratized financial information. While not the first to do so, Yahoo made it easy for investors to study companies’ balance sheets and income statements. As Reg FD leveled the investing playing field by prohibiting selective disclosures, new sites have arisen that provide tremendous value in the research process. These best investment sites, when used properly, can mean the difference between profit and loss and between big gains and little gains. **Recommended: In my new book, I write about many of these sites and how investors can leverage them to make better, more informed — and accurate — investment decisions. 1. Expert Communities are comprised of groups of people used to conduct professional research. Top Sites: Covestor, Wealthfront 2. Created by a professional investor and analyst, James Altucher, this site follows portfolio moves of mutual fund and hedge fund managers. 3. Top Sites: Seeking Alpha. Kelly Letter. The Manual of Ideas - Value Investing.

Do Julian Robertsons Tiger Cubs Have Alpha? Julian Robertson is a hedge fund legend.

Do Julian Robertsons Tiger Cubs Have Alpha?

He stopped managing money for his clients more than 10 years ago, but he is still widely followed in the media and his comments attract a lot of attention. His stellar track record is to credit. Julian Robertson returned 31.7% per year after fees between 1980 and 1998, beating S&P 500’s 12.7% annual return by a huge margin. He performed terribly in 1999 and 2000 and his overall return went down to 26%. Robertson is also a legend because the people who used to work for him went on to build their own stellar track records.

Comparing raw return numbers may give you an idea about a hedge fund’s performance but you need to do an in-depth analysis to see the source of a hedge fund’s returns. We calculated Tiger cubs’ alpha for the entire 9 year period, for the first 6 years and the last 3 years using Carhart’s four factor model. The tiger cubs’ alpha was 146 basis points per month between 2000 and 2005. John Griffin - Blue Ridge Capital. FINRA. Coverdell Account. The special rules that apply here are favorable in some ways and unfavorable in other ways.

Coverdell Account

The tax law provides somewhat unusual treatment under the estate and gift tax for both Coverdell accounts and 529 plan accounts. On the whole these rules are favorable, but they have unfavorable aspects. Contributions A contribution to a Coverdell account is treated as a completed gift of a present interest. That's taxspeak for the kind of gift that qualifies for the annual gift tax exclusion. However, a contribution to a Coverdell account does not count as a tuition payment that can be excluded from gift tax treatment.

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