index long term investing books

Discussion in 'Educational Resources' started by luisHK, Feb 24, 2025.

  1. Hello luisHK,

    You can invest in Vanguard SP 500 index fund and enjoy your life in peace and not read any book. It is easy money cause Donald Trump will always make the market go up. It is too hard investing in stocks.

    Go day trade stocks, options or futures for fast money.
     
    #11     Feb 24, 2025
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  2. newwurldmn

    newwurldmn

    A random walk down Wall Street.

    more common sense stuff if your kids won’t be going into the finance field.

    there’s another book my friend recommended about asset allocation throughout life (the thesis being that stocks are not riskier than bonds over the long run as bonds but produce a higher and more tax efficient return). I’ll find the name if you want it.
     
    #12     Feb 25, 2025
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  3. Arnie

    Arnie

    #13     Feb 25, 2025
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  4. luisHK

    luisHK

    Please, that´d be great, curious to have a look myself as well
     
    #14     Feb 25, 2025
  5. luisHK

    luisHK

    Thanks, exactly the kind of books I´m looking for
     
    #15     Feb 25, 2025
  6. 2rosy

    2rosy

    if you know python. this is more calculator than programming

    Code:
    import yfinance as yf
    import pandas as pd
    import numpy as np
    from pypfopt import (
        CLA,
        BlackLittermanModel,
        EfficientFrontier,
        HRPOpt,
        black_litterman,
        expected_returns,
        plotting,
        risk_models, objective_functions
    )
    
    tickers = ['QQQ','XLF','VOO' ,'EZU','XME' ]
    ohlc = yf.download(tickers, period="5y", timeout=20)
    prices = ohlc["Close"].dropna(how="all")
    S = risk_models.CovarianceShrinkage(prices.tail(700),log_returns=1).ledoit_wolf()
    mean = expected_returns.mean_historical_return(prices.tail(700),log_returns=1)
    ef = EfficientFrontier(mean, S)
    ef.efficient_risk(target_volatility=.07)
    ef.portfolio_performance(verbose=1)
    
     
    #16     Feb 25, 2025
  7. Not sure how active they want to be but since they're young and have time on their side, go all indices
    2/3 US index: VOO
    1/3 World index: VTWAX
     
    #17     Feb 25, 2025
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  8. deaddog

    deaddog

    O'Niel; How to make money in stocks.
    Darvis; How I made 2 million
    Town; Rule #1
     
    #18     Feb 25, 2025
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  9. luisHK

    luisHK

    Imo a good portfolio for younger folks would be along those lines, but it s rough psychologically to take the drawdowns that will come in time of crisis. One needs to be educated about the stock market to hold through bear markets. A big reason retail trying to do passive investing still manage to significantly underperform the markets is they sell in time of panic and buy back in after it s gone back up some.
     
    Last edited: Feb 25, 2025
    #19     Feb 25, 2025
  10. Cabin1111

    Cabin1111

    For about 30 years my wife has one of her IRAs completely in this...

    PRSGX
     
    #20     Feb 25, 2025