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Letter to the Editor
by Various, 3/30/10
In a letter to the Editor, a reader comments on Keith Goddard and Channing Smith's article, Implications of the Current Shiller P/E Ratio.

Letters to the Editor ? A Charity Challenge and the Cassandra Portfolio
by Various, 3/16/10
In our letters to the Editor, readers respond to recent articles on the challenge to passive investors and the "Cassandra" portfolio.

Letters to the Editor
by Various, 3/9/10
In our letters to the Editor, readers respond to a number of recent articles, including the charity challenges posed by Roger Schreiner and Dave Loeper, the active v. passive debate, Morningstar ratings, and our article on the PIMCO Total Return fund.

Letters to the Editor
by Various, 3/2/10
In our letters to the Editor, a reader responds to our article How to Squander $170 Billion, and another responds to a claim that clients are moving away from their existing advisory relationship as a result of recent market events.

Letter to the Editor
by Various, 2/23/10
In this letter to the Editor, an advisor responds to last week's article, Boom and Bust, by Michael Lewitt of Harch Capital Management.

Changing the Rules: The Roth IRA Conversion Opportunity
by Various, 2/16/10
The only individual retirement account that allows for tax-free growth has gotten even better. The rules governing conversions to Roth IRAs have changed -- and that's good news for your clients and for you. Janus can help you take advantage of this ideal opportunity to connect with your high net worth clients and to share your expertise on financial and investment issues. We thank Janus for their sponsorship.

Letter to the Editor
by Various, 2/16/10
In this letter to the Editor, an advisor addresses a recent commentary which took issue with John Mauldin's views.

Letters to the Editor
by Various, 2/9/10
Our letters to Editor include two responses to our article about Joseph Stiglitz and one in response to Keith Goddard's article about asset allocation using Shiller P/E ratios.

Letter to the Editor
by Various, 2/2/10
In a letter to the Editor, a reader responds to a commentary recently posted on our site.

Letters to the Editor
by Various, 1/26/10
In our letters to the Editor, readers comment on recent articles about Paul Krugman, health care, John Cochrane and the need for trust in advisory relationships.

Letters to the Editor
by Various, 1/19/10
Readers responded to a range of topics in our letters to the Editor: our Paul Krugman interview, our article last week on the causes of the financial crisis, our article on the true cost of insuring the uninsured, and our article on costless collars using options.

Letter to the Editor ? Paul Krugman
by Various, 1/12/10
Our interview last week, Paul Krugman on Deficits, Taxes, Inflation and Recovery, drew a number of responses, all of which expressed the same sentiment. We publish one of those letters.

Letter to the Editor ? Pension Liabilities
by Various, 12/29/09
In this first letter to the Editor, a reader responds to our article last week, The Next Black Swan? Underfunded Public Pensions, and provides additional data showing the depth of the pension crisis.

Letter to the Editor ? Morningstar Ratings
by Various, 12/29/09
In this second letter to the Editor, another reader comments on our recent articles on the predictive power of Morningstar's ratings.

Letter to the Editor ? Morningstar Ratings
by Various, 12/22/09
In a letter to the Editor, a reader responds to our study of Morningstar's ratings.

Letters to the Editor ? Morningstar Responds
by Various, 12/15/09
Our article last week, Morningstar's Ratings Fail over a Full Market Cycle, drew two responses from readers and a response from Morningstar. John Rekenthaler, Morningstar's VP of Research, says the three-year time period we chose was arbitrary and does not necessarily reflect a full market cycle. We also have a letter regarding our article last week, The Investment Value of Art.

Letters to the Editor
by Various, 12/1/09
In our letters to the Editor, one reader comments on Dan Richards' article last week, Tapping into Today's Number One Client Concern, and another comments on our article two weeks ago, Bruce Greenwald on Positioning First Eagle's Funds.

Letter to the Editor ? Buffett and Burlington Northern
by Various, 11/24/09
In a letter to the Editor, a reader responds to Bruce Greenwald's comments and defends Warren Buffett's purchase of Burlington Northern.

Letters to the Editor
by Various, 11/17/09
We have two letters to the Editor - one responds to last week's interview with Bruce Greenwald and the other responds to two recent articles which argued that advisors should avoid active management.

Letters to the Editor ? The ?V? Points Downward
by Various, 11/10/09
In a letter to the Editor, a reader responds to our article, The "V" Points Downward.

More on the Fama-French Farewell Tour
by Various, 11/3/09
Tom Howard responds to two letters to the Editor in last week's issue, which follow-up our article on the latest Fama-French study defending passive management. Howard says there is plenty of academic evidence of "plain old stock-picking skill."

Letters to the Editor ? Michael Moore ? Take This!
by Various, 10/27/09
Our article several weeks ago, Michael Moore - Take This!, drew responses from several readers, both supportive and critical of the filmmaker.

Letters to the Editor ? Fama-French and the Active-Passive Debate Redux
by Various, 10/27/09
Last week, two active management proponents responded to our article, Luck vs. Skill in Mutual Fund Alpha Estimates, on the latest research from Ken French and Gene Fama. This week, a reader takes on one of those responses and Michael Edesess, author of our article, says the debate between active and passive management is really a sidelight to the real issue - which is excessive fees.

Letter to the Editor - Leveraged and Inverse ETFs
by Various, 10/20/09
Responding to Tom Lydon's article last week, In Defense of Leveraged and Inverse ETFs, a reader says leveraged and inverse ETFs are not aspirins to be sold over the counter; instead, they are prescription drugs that may cause serious adverse effects and thus warrant a black-box warning.

Letters to the Editor - Fama-French and the Active-Passive Debate
by Various, 10/20/09
Last week's article, Luck vs. Skill in Mutual Fund Alpha Estimates, on the latest research from Ken French and Gene Fama drew plenty of responses. We publish two of them, both in support of active management.

Letters to the Editor
by Various, 9/29/09
In our letters to the Editor, a reader responds to our article last week, The Financial Market Solution to Carbon Emissions, and another to our article two weeks ago, Mohammed El-Erian: We Have Not Reached Escape Velocity.

Letter to the Editor
by Various, 9/22/09
In a letter to the Editor, a reader responds to our article last week, Mohammed El-Erian: We Have Not Reached Escape Velocity.

Letters to the Editor
by Various, 9/8/09
We have two letters to the Editor, commenting on our articles about Politics and Fund Mangers and Jim Cramer.

Letters to the Editor
by Various, 9/1/09
Our letters to the Editor contain a response to a letter last week regarding a healthcare reform, a response to our interview with economist Paul Krugman, and some kind words on our article last week, Building a Practice in America's Fastest Dying City.

Letters to the Editor
by Various, 8/25/09
In our letters to the Editor, a reader responds to Dougal Williams' article last week, A Crash Course in Investing: Six Lessons from the Market Meltdown, and other readers respond to our article on Actively Managed TIPS and to an Advisor Market Commentary on healthcare policy.

Letters to the Editor ? Paul Krugman
by Various, 8/18/09
Our interview with economist Paul Krugman two weeks ago continues to generate responses, and we share several from our readers.

Letters to the Editor ? Paul Krugman
by Various, 8/11/09
Our interview last week with economist Paul Krugman drew an unprecedented number of responses - all of which were critical of Krugman's proposed policies. Read our letters to the Editor.

Letters to the Editor
by Various, 8/4/09
In our letters to the Editor, readers respond to last week's article, How Long is the Long Run?, Geoff Considine's article, The Retirement Portfolio Showdown: Jeremy Siegel v. Zvi Bodie , and Ted Wong's article, Moving Average: Holy Grail or Fairy Tale - Part 3.

Letter to the Editor - Beyond Grantham: Politics and Investment Strategy
by Various, 7/28/09
In a letter to the Editor, a reader challenges the thesis of Jerry Minton's article two weeks ago, Beyond Grantham: Politics and Investment Strategy.

Letter to the Editor Compelling Evidence that Active Management Really Works
by Various, 7/21/09
In a letter to the Editor, a reader challenges some of the findings reported several weeks ago in an article, Compelling Evidence that Active Management Really Works.

Letter to the Editor: Tobin?s Q Ratio
by Various, 7/14/09
We have a letter to the Editor regarding our article last week, The Q Ratio Sends a Modestly Bearish Long-Term Signal, and we publish John Mihaljevic's response.

Letters to the Editor Moving Average: Holy Grail or Fairy Tale
by Various, 7/7/09
In the second set of our letters to the Editor, we publish a series of responses to Ted Wong's article last week, Moving Average: Holy Grail or Fairy Tale - Part 2.

Letters to the Editor
by Various, 7/7/09
We have two sets of letters to the Editor. The first has a response to a recent article about research by Rob Arnott on bond market returns, and a response to last week's article about unconventional thinking - and whether media such as CNBC provides these kinds of insights.

Letters to the Editor: The Road to Zimbabwe
by Various, 6/30/09
In the second set of our letters to the Editor, we publish responses to to our article, The Road to Zimbabwe.

Letters to the Editor: Moving Average: Holy Grail or Fairy Tale, Part I
by Various, 6/30/09
We have two sections of letters to the Editor. The first set features responses to Ted Wong's article, Moving Average: Holy Grail or Fairy Tale - Part 1.

Letters to the Editor ? Moving Average: Holy Grail or Fairy Tale?
by Various, 6/23/09
Ted Wong's article last week, Moving Average: Holy Grail or Fairy Tale?, drew a large number of questions and comments from readers.

Letter to the Editor ? Jeremy Grantham
by Various, 6/9/09
In our letters to the Editor, a reader responds to last week's article on Jeremy Grantham.

Letters to the Editor What the "Missing Out" Argument Misses
by Various, 6/2/09
We publish a number of responses to Ted Wong's article last week, What the "Missing Out" Argument Misses.

Letters to the Editor
by Various, 5/5/09
We touched a few nerves last week with our critique of Standard and Poor's SPIVA study, where we raised doubts about S&P's claim that passive management does better in bull markets than in bear markets. We publish letters from two of our more vocal critics, along with our response.

Letter to the Editor ? A Safer Four Percent Withdrawal Rule
by Various, 5/5/09
Hawaii-based advisor John Robinson is the author of several articles on safe withdrawal rates, and he reviews our recent article, A Safer Four Percent Withdrawal Rule. We respond to Robinson's critique.
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