Comments on: Debunk Passive Investing As The Holy Grail http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/11/investing/debunk-passive-investing-as-the-holy-grail/ A Vancouverite's journey to financial freedom. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:43:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Don Yaschuk http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/11/investing/debunk-passive-investing-as-the-holy-grail/#comment-167 Don Yaschuk Sun, 20 May 2007 19:08:00 +0000 http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/11/investing/debunk-passive-investing-as-the-holy-grail/#comment-167 I also (in the last year) got into the two chou funds, seduced by gordon papes recommendation and of course the returns over two decades. And I'm having a Homer D'oh moment when i see the dolar rise and the share price fall. With the Associattes fund I can understand and see the Berkshire holdings etc. But of course when I examine the rrsp fund holdings I see better but am still surprised when I see the tsx soar yet the fund is unaffected. I'm just surprised that the rrsp fund really has no connection to the index but I did buy it for diversification from other holdings so I'll stop bitching. I also (in the last year) got into the two chou funds, seduced by gordon papes recommendation and of course the returns over two decades. And I’m having a Homer D’oh moment when i see the dolar rise and the share price fall. With the Associattes fund I can understand and see the Berkshire holdings etc. But of course when I examine the rrsp fund holdings I see better but am still surprised when I see the tsx soar yet the fund is unaffected. I’m just surprised that the rrsp fund really has no connection to the index but I did buy it for diversification from other holdings so I’ll stop bitching.

]]> By: Financial Jungle Guy http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/11/investing/debunk-passive-investing-as-the-holy-grail/#comment-168 Financial Jungle Guy Sun, 20 May 2007 19:17:55 +0000 http://financialjungle.com/2007/05/11/investing/debunk-passive-investing-as-the-holy-grail/#comment-168 Don, I congratulate you for being a Chou RRSP fund holder. This is not the first time when Chou RRSP trails the TSX. Remember the dot-com era? You said it well. Buy Chou RRSP for the diversification. It doesn't track the TSX because it's not a closet index fund. Ignoring the TSX for a moment, Chou RRSP has done quite well over the past 2 years. Don, I congratulate you for being a Chou RRSP fund holder.

This is not the first time when Chou RRSP trails the TSX. Remember the dot-com era?

You said it well. Buy Chou RRSP for the diversification. It doesn’t track the TSX because it’s not a closet index fund. Ignoring the TSX for a moment, Chou RRSP has done quite well over the past 2 years.

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