Customer Quotes by David F. Swensen

8 Customer quotes by David F. Swensen

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David F. Swensen contributes eight concise observations on how customers affect investment philosophy. The brief notes are a handy guide for investors.

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Unless an investor has access to “incredibly high-qualified professionals,” they “should be 100 percent passive - that includes almost all individual investors…

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Invest in low-turnover, passively managed index funds... and stay away from profit-driven investment management organizations... The mutual fund industry is a colossal…

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The simple index fund solution has been adopted as a cornerstone of investment strategy for many of the nation's pension plans operated…

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Active management strategies demand uninstitutional behavior from institutions, creating a paradox that few can unravel. Establishing and maintaining an unconventional investment profile…

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A minuscule 4 percent of funds produce market-beating after-tax results with a scant 0.6 percent (annual) margin of gain. The 96 percent…

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When you look at the results on an after-fee, after-tax basis over reasonably long periods of time, there's almost no chance that…

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Most active mutual funds are more interested in collecting fees than in boosting returns for investors.

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Millions of mutual-fund investors sleep well at night, serene in the belief that superior outcomes result from pooling funds with like-minded investors…

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My first encounter with yoga was in 1969 with my older brother Doug. I was thirteen years old, and he was eighteen. He'd learned…

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My attitude about teaching has always been the same. From early on, I wanted to make yoga accessible so that anyone, regardless of ability,…

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I think regular Iowans are cynical of this whole idea of corporate welfare, with the biggest awards going to the most profitable companies. It…

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Don't let what other people say disturb your mind. Be happy.

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I encourage students to check out different styles of yoga and different teachers even within one system. Seek the teacher that inspires you, and…

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I believe that the greatest teachers create thinking students.

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The real riches of yoga cannot be seen; they are felt and experienced from the inside out.

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I've always viewed high-frequency trading as a tax on the rest of us.

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Jack Bogle's passionate cry of Enough! contains a thought-provoking litany of life lessons regarding our individual roles in commerce and society. Employing a seamless…

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A yogi is one who leaves a place a little nicer than when they arrived.

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I've worked many jobs throughout my life, which has ultimately enhanced my appreciation for the opportunity to teach yoga and share something so positive.

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Active management strategies demand uninstitutional behavior from institutions, creating a paradox that few can unravel. Establishing and maintaining an unconventional investment profile requires acceptance…

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