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Frank Boland
October 14, 2010

In this edition of Frank Thoughts, Frank discusses the rise of high-frequency algorithmic computer trading and its inherent disadvantages to long-term investing. 

THE 800 POUND GORILLA

      Everybody assumes “professional” investors are sophisticated and knowledgeable about stocks but are they...

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Frank Boland
September 15, 2010

In this edition of Frank Thoughts, Frank reflects back to the mid-1960s and the key lessons on investing he learned from former Fidelity Magellan fund manager Pete Lawson.

ROBERT F. “PETE” LAWSON

           KLM 21 … KLM 1/8 … KLM ¼ … KLM 1/2  kept flashing overhead on the electronic tape.  Seemingly KLM Royal Dutch Airlines...

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Frank Boland
July 26, 2010

In this edition of Frank Thoughts, Frank makes the important distinction between being a brokerage customer and an investment advisory client. 

  In the financial business, the difference between a customer and a client has often been misunderstood … sometimes confused intentionally by the “high end”...

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Frank Boland
June 11, 2010

In this edition of Frank Thoughts, Frank takes a look at a concept that has been discussed at length recently: volatility.  Sure, the volatility in the stock market has increased substantially with the current market correction, but as Frank suggests, investors who can withstand heightened volatility can make huge profits in a...

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As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

– Andrew Carnegie