http://netvouz.com/infor626?feed=rss&pg=39 infor626's bookmarks on Netvouz http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.13/how-do-return-expectations-of-investors-compare-to-historical-stock-returns-and-risk-premiums.html How do return expectations of investors compare to historical stock returns and risk premiums? - Personal Investment Management > Investment Returns and Securities Market Risk Premiums Articles - Financial Articles, At the peak of the market bubble, many stock market participants had extremely high return expectations. The consensus of investment science is that the long term equity risk premium is 4% to 5%. In the wake of an extended and brutal post bubble bear market, investor return expectations in the second half of 2004 were much diminished. 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Differences between investors in their assessments of the intrinsic value and risk of securities allow markets to operate. infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.36/how-many-mutual-funds-are-needed-for-a-well-diversified-portfolio-a-commentary.html How many mutual funds are needed for a well-diversified portfolio? - Commentary - Personal Investment Management > Investment Asset Diversification Articles -- Reducing Your Portfolio Risk - Financial Articles, Additional mutual funds in a portfolio improve diversification slightly, when looked at year to year. 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