This week, author and investment manager Rick Ferri made one of the more thought-provoking cases I’ve seen for tilting toward small-cap/value stocks and REITs. Ferri argues that by doing so, one’s portfolio can better reflect the performance of our overall economy rather than just our public stock market.
- The Total Economy Portfolio from Rick Ferri
- You may also want to see the ensuing discussion at the Bogleheads forum.
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- Most TSP Participants Should Switch to the Roth TSP from The Finance Buff
- Reduce Risk by Investing in Foreign Shares from Monevator
- Higher IQs Correlate with Higher Returns from Consumerism Commentary
- Taking Stock: Don’t Be the Dumb Money from Allan Roth
- Volatility: A Tortoise and Hare Fable from Chris Duncan
- A Sign of Slumbering or of Hope? from Craig Stock of Vanguard
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Hi. I'm Mike Piper, the author of this blog. I'm a CPA and the author of several personal finance books. The point of this blog is to show that investing doesn't have to be complicated. 



Mike, thanks as always for the links to my articles! You’ve helped push me up above 10,000 visits for the last month, which is a real milestone for me
Hope you have a great weekend!
Wade
Congratulations, Wade!