http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/lazy-portfolios-revisited.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:47:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/lazy-portfolios-revisited.html/comment-page-1#comment-290466 jim Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:34:23 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3659#comment-290466 I call the S&P their benchmark because that's the one listed on the Marketwatch site. I call the S&P their benchmark because that’s the one listed on the Marketwatch site.

]]> http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/lazy-portfolios-revisited.html/comment-page-1#comment-290464 fivecentnickel.com Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:12:52 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=3659#comment-290464 I'm not sure that it's fair to call the S&P 500 "their" benchmark, as these are comparable to an all stock index. During a bear market, any portfolio with significant bond holdings will naturally outperform an all stock portfolio just like it will likely underperform during a bull market. I’m not sure that it’s fair to call the S&P 500 “their” benchmark, as these are comparable to an all stock index. During a bear market, any portfolio with significant bond holdings will naturally outperform an all stock portfolio just like it will likely underperform during a bull market.

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