Comments on: How to Build Your Own Ivy Endowment Portfolio Using ETFs http://etfdb.com/2009/how-to-build-your-own-ivy-endowment-portfolio-using-etfs/ ETFdb: The Original & Comprehensive ETF Database Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:15:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Hawkeye http://etfdb.com/2009/how-to-build-your-own-ivy-endowment-portfolio-using-etfs/comment-page-1/#comment-905 Hawkeye Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:31:00 +0000 http://etfdb.com/?p=260#comment-905 Lines 2 and 3 of the above portfolio seem to be transposed,i.e. 5% should be directed to the Emerging Markets fund (VEIEX),and 15% should be directed to the Total Int. Stock fund (VGTSX) Lines 2 and 3 of the above portfolio seem to be transposed,i.e. 5% should be directed to the Emerging Markets fund (VEIEX),and 15% should be directed to the Total Int. Stock fund (VGTSX)

]]> By: ObliviousInvestor http://etfdb.com/2009/how-to-build-your-own-ivy-endowment-portfolio-using-etfs/comment-page-1/#comment-18 ObliviousInvestor Mon, 25 May 2009 23:52:28 +0000 http://etfdb.com/?p=260#comment-18 David Swenson was actually just interviewed a few days ago by Consuelo Mack. If you go here: http://www.wealthtrack.com/ ...and look for the May 22nd episode, you can watch the whole thing. As you mentioned, he strongly suggests that individual investors use passively-managed funds. He says very clearly that the active management options available to individual investors simply aren't of the same quality as those available to institutional investors. David Swenson was actually just interviewed a few days ago by Consuelo Mack. If you go here: http://www.wealthtrack.com/
…and look for the May 22nd episode, you can watch the whole thing.

As you mentioned, he strongly suggests that individual investors use passively-managed funds. He says very clearly that the active management options available to individual investors simply aren’t of the same quality as those available to institutional investors.

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