Successful Investing Isn't Sexy

In past articles such as Commit to a Value Philosophy, How to Think About Share Price and 7 Keys to Successful Investing, I’ve extolled the virtues of focusing on value rather than price or recent stock market action because history has shown that you will more than likely avoid major losses and end up wealthier than you otherwise would because there is a margin of safety. The goal, in other words, is to avoid losing money on a long-term basis and work to get as much value (future profits and dividends) for a fair or low price.

In this week's Investing Tip, I reveal an unexpected low-cost specialty exchange traded fund that is up more than 300% versus the S&P 500's 10.5% gain over the past 8 years. Continue reading ...