http://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-the-ne ... 1426616391Joshua Barrickman is the opposite of Bill Gross. But his Vanguard index fund is poised to become the biggest bond fund
Vanguard - The New Bond King - WSJ
Vanguard - The New Bond King - WSJ
I think this story in tomorrow's WSJ is of interest:
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Good Article ,Thanks
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Love it. Yeah, he's about to be the manager of the largest bond fund on the planet. Does that make him a "big deal"?Interest in Mr. Barrickman is puzzling to one member of the household. His son, Jack, recently told his parents that he didn’t understand why his dad “is such a big deal.”
I think the big deal is the fact that there's a major financial company out there that can breed this kind of culture. He's a product of the legacy that Jack built, and the American Investor has benefitted from that gift.
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Instead of a King, he's like a plumber.
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Additional thread input from a few months back also. http://blogs.wsj.com/totalreturn/2014/1 ... a-machine/
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Unless you are a WSJ subscriber you can't read the article.
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Just Google the title to bypass the WSJ paywall.corner559 wrote:Unless you are a WSJ subscriber you can't read the article.
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I did leave and used Google to get it. Even if I log in and out I still get the same link.gkaplan wrote:Just Google the title to bypass the WSJ paywall.corner559 wrote:Unless you are a WSJ subscriber you can't read the article.
Anyone else want to try it?
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Let's see
Google search worked
Google search worked
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The link will work for the individual who Googles it, but it won't work when someone posts the Googled link in a thread.
Gordon
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I'm just a fan of the person I got my user name from
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open the article copy the title then search for it in google.
It worked for me.
It worked for me.
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From the WSJ article:
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Love it.Mr. Barrickman said he doesn’t care to compete for the biggest personality in the business. “That’s not my style,” he said.
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One comment about the article on one website was (paraphrased), '$140 billion? No thanks, in the MF industry "morbidly obese" funds tend to develop health problems.' ROFL - obviously doesn't understand the concept of the "index fund".
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It's always nice to see the Good Guys win one...
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NightOwl wrote:Love it.
bondsr4me wrote:It's always nice to see the Good Guys win one...
+1 +1 +1toto238 wrote:Love it. Yeah, he's about to be the manager of the largest bond fund on the planet. Does that make him a "big deal"?
I think the big deal is the fact that there's a major financial company out there that can breed this kind of culture. He's a product of the legacy that Jack built, and the American Investor has benefitted from that gift.
I love the Vanguard culture. I'm happy that a good chunk of my FI is in his fund.
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I think less a plumber and more like a power plant operator. In the plant you want the needles on the dials to stay at particular points, and the operator's job is to continually adjust the plant's controls so that those needles stay on those optimum numbers. So the index fund operator continually adjusts the fund to its cash flow to keep the fund's needle true to its index. It's a skill.HurdyGurdy wrote:Instead of a King, he's like a plumber.
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Thank you for sharing.
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That worked for me.
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Kind of cool that they still spend time on the phone trading bonds. Also, I liked that he wanted people to know that the fund was not run by computers. Good stuff.
Never underestimate the power of the force of low cost index funds.
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+1....ofcmetz wrote:Kind of cool that they still spend time on the phone trading bonds. Also, I liked that he wanted people to know that the fund was not run by computers. Good stuff.
It's hard to beat the "human" factor and I like "real people" making decisions.
Something good can be said for when the NYSE trading was in the hands of the "specialists".
I know, I know, they are still there on the Floor; but are they as relevant as they once were....
Have a great day,
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I love a guy who doesn't feel compelled to mug for the camera.
Even better, he went to Ohio Northern (quick now: what town is it in?) and Lehigh.
Lev
Even better, he went to Ohio Northern (quick now: what town is it in?) and Lehigh.
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Nice, thanks for sharing.
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We all know what happens when you anoint someone a king........uh oh.....I hear he has ordered a new desk
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I wonder what it looked like in the office as the fund absorbed those investors fleeing from PIMCO. $15,000,000,000 is a lot of money, no matter what kind of Mr. Roger vibe you may or not give off.Mr. Barrickman’s job is to make sure a large investor deposit or a bond downgrade doesn’t throw his fund out of whack with the index, which comprises more than 9,000 bonds.
+1“His job is not to beat it,” said Thomas Boccellari, a Morningstar analyst. “That’s what he’s getting paid for, giving you whatever the index is doing.”
One client said he hasn’t heard Mr. Barrickman’s name before and likes it that way.
Unrelated to investing, but the missing apostrophe at the end of this sentence strikes me as more than a little hilarious.At Vanguard, Mr. Barrickman’s compensation is a fraction of what Mr. Gross made, and his desk is the same size as his colleagues.
- How big are his colleagues on average?
- We know the size of his desk, but what about the shape? Is his desk shaped like an average composite of his colleagues (an index, if you will)?
- Do his colleagues have desks?
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I found the comments after the article interesting - especially the one that says the PIMCO Total Return Bond Fund (PTTRX ER 0.46%, Turnover 227%) beats Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Adm (VBTLX ER 0.08% Turnover 72%) "hands down." I'm sure this is not without additional risk...
Checking with Morningstar I see that the typical investor returns in PIMCO are far lower than the theoretical return if you held it a long time. However, I could not find a reference to Vanguard's VBTLX investor return on the site - anyone know what that is?
Checking with Morningstar I see that the typical investor returns in PIMCO are far lower than the theoretical return if you held it a long time. However, I could not find a reference to Vanguard's VBTLX investor return on the site - anyone know what that is?
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Hi:
Here is our wiki page with access to Morningstar links to investor returns for Vanguard indexed bond funds ---->Vanguard index fund investor returns - Bogleheads
Note that Morningstar compiles returns for only one-share class of a fund, in this case investor shares.
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Here is our wiki page with access to Morningstar links to investor returns for Vanguard indexed bond funds ---->Vanguard index fund investor returns - Bogleheads
Note that Morningstar compiles returns for only one-share class of a fund, in this case investor shares.
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Ada (Great crossword puzzle clue.)Levett wrote:I love a guy who doesn't feel compelled to mug for the camera.
Even better, he went to Ohio Northern (quick now: what town is it in?) and Lehigh.
Lev
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