Thanks for all the feedback. I've created a small application and posted it here: http://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/User:Joe_Bogner/StockViewer
I will likely improve it and will cross post to programming since others may find qt forms with plots useful On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 1:53 PM, Raul Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 1:43 PM, Brian Schott <[email protected]> wrote: >> The investment advice that caught my attention most recently is shown in >> the 2013 PBS Frontline video below. It basically suggests to me that Index >> funds are better than managed funds for most people. (But my own experience >> with trying an Index fund has corresponded with the really flat 2015 year >> which has been one of the worst of late.) >> >> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/index-funds-the-key-to-saving-for-retirement/ >> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/retirement-gamble/ > > But are you "most people"? > > (I have been seriously questioning the competence of not only myself, > but of the people reporting the news, as well as others. It's pretty > clear that there are some competent people out there, somewhere, but > they seem to be well hidden... Anyways, I am sort of dubious about a > lot of things, recently...). > > As for the economy, I think it's doing what it's supposed to be doing > (which is to say: people are getting food to eat) but beyond that, > there have been some really bad long-term indicators, especially in > the banking sectors. > > -- > Raul > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
