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Apr 18th

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Why people avoid index funds

BY WARREN BOROSON
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
BOROSON ON MONEY

It’s a mystery.

Although almost anyone with any brains recommends that investors load up on index funds, relatively few investors do. Even Warren Buffett, who has beaten the pants off index funds, has recommended that ordinary investors go the index-fund route.

OK, generally I avoid index funds, too. I do have some exposure, via an annuity, but not much.

What’s the reason?

I’ve heard John Bogle, that great advocate of index funds, say that buying an index fund is like kissing your sister. Boring.

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My investment portfolio: A no-nonsense look

BY WARREN BOROSON
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
BOROSON ON MONEY

While it’s modest, my own investment portfolio, I have to say, is pretty darned good. After all, I carefully chose what to invest in, after consul...

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General Electric to step up for U.S. war veterans with 'Hiring Our Heroes' job creation

BY JOHN SOLTES
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

General Electric announced Monday, Feb. 13 that it plans to hire 5,000 veterans over the next five years in an effort to help them "integrate into the civilian workf...

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Public offering for Empire State Building worth $2.5 billion

BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The Empire State Building was the world's tallest until the World Trade Center went up in 1973. It was featured in successful films "An Affair to Remember" and "Sleeple...

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Powerball winning numbers worth $325 million

Powerball winning numbers worth $325 million
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Are you superstitious? If you are, the next Powerball Lottery drawing may be the one to play, because thirteens are running wild.

After there was no Powerball jackpot wi...

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New Jerseyans affected by mortgage, foreclosure abuses to share $762M

Settlement to also provide $75.5 million for state housing programs

BY TOM HESTER SR.
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

New Jersey is part of a landmark $25 billion joint state-federal settlement that resolves a nat...

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Amazon looks at N.J. for expansion, asks for sales tax holiday

BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Powerhouse online retailer Amazon.com is negotiating a deal that could bring over 1,500 full-time jobs to New Jersey.

Amazon wants to open two warehouses in New Jersey, ...

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How to select the right mutual funds

BY JERRY A. MICCOLIS
COMMENTARY

Choosing the right funds is not always the easiest thing to do and most people do not spend enough time understanding their plans in order to get the most out of them. T...

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Review of N.Y. & N.J. Port Authority finances finds agency 'challenged and dysfunctional'

Cost of World Trace Center renewal jumps $3.8 billion to $14.8 billion in 3 years

BY TOM HESTER SR.
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

The initial phase of a consultant’s review of the financial operations of the Por...

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