Rband.com is a financial advice blog by Richard Band
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Richard E. Band's Profitable Investing
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Richard E. Band is the newsletter world’s #1 authority on investing for low-risk growth. His flagship Total Return Portfolio has more than tripled in value since inception in 1990, while taking far less risk than the popular stock market index funds.
A self-proclaimed “ New Hampshire skinflint,” Richard designs his investment philosophy for safety first. Through good markets and bad, his recommendations for conservative investors have grown 900% since 1984. Twice in the late 1990s, Profitable Investing ranked #1 for 5-year risk-adjusted return—according to independent analyst Mark Hulbert. For the past five years (through December 31, 2004), his Total Return Portfolio has comfortably beaten the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, despite a hefty weighting in bonds and cash.
Some say this “thrifty Yankee” is also clairvoyant. In 1982, he was one of the few who foresaw the rebirth of Chrysler. “Chrysler is going to survive to fight another day...pick up a few shares of this common stock.” Within 12 months, Chrysler soared 426%.
