Retirement Investing
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Markets Recovering from the Winter Gloom
Do you remember the markets of last January and February? How many of you thought at the time that at the end of July almost all markets would have very solid positive returns for the year? That’s what the markets delivered. The S&P 500 as of the end of July had returned 3.65% for the […]
Evidence-Based Investing: Technical and Fundamental
For most people, there are two types of investing: fundamental and technical. There are subsets within the two categories, but those are the two main categories. This article is an entertaining review of the development of the two categories and argues that they have become like religions with different hard-core followers. It argues for following […]
Troubles at Harvard’s Endowment
The Harvard Endowment has had troubles for a while now. After a long period of success, especially in the 1990s, students and alumni began to regularly complain that the staff of the endowment should be paid dramatically less. That’s led to a lot of turnover and changing strategies at the endowment. The endowment’s also had […]
Why Active Mutual Fund Managers Fail
It’s not because of poor stock picking skills or high costs, the main arguments made by those favoring index investing. In this interview, a leading researcher on the topic says the conventional wisdom about active versus index investing is wrong. He explains why and the factors investors should look for when evaluating mutual funds. There […]
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The Post-Brexit Global Stock Rally Continues
Inflation for the next year or so is likely to be higher than most investors and the markets are expecting. Once investors realize this, there will be changes in market prices on investments such as for longer-term bonds because today’s prices are based on expectations that inflation won’t increase for years. We’ve probably seen the […]
Markets Rise as Forecasters Stumble
Investors have a lot to worry about, and they know it. Unfortunately, investors often worry about the wrong things, or they take the wrong actions in response to their worries. Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (EU), which occurred after our last issue, is a great example. Markets for risky assets (stocks and commodities) […]
The Tricks and Traps of Taxes on Gold Investments
Gold is on investors’ minds again. The bear market that began in 2011 is over, and gold was up more than 28% in the first half of 2016. Gold could rise higher because of the consequences of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union and the potential for central bank mistakes. Before adding gold to […]
Taking Advantage of the True Self-Directed IRA
A world of investment opportunities is open to individual retirement accounts (IRAs). In addition to stocks, bonds and mutual funds, your IRA can invest in real estate, private businesses, hedge funds, mortgages, tax liens and more. But most IRAs can’t take advantage of the flexibility the law allows, because the custodians and trustees restrict the […]
529 College Saving Plans
Active versus Passive Investing
Art and Collectibles Investing
Asset Allocation
Bear Market
Bonds and Tips
Bull Markets
Cash Management
Commodities
Cryptocurrencies
Diversification
Dividend Investing
Endowment Investing
ETFs
Financial Crisis
Global Markets
Emerging Markets
Gold and Silver
Hedge Funds
Index Investing
Interest Rates and the Yield Curve
Investing for Children and Grandchildren
Investing Strategies
MLP's
Momentum Investing
Mutual Funds
Passive Investing
Portfolios
Real Estate Investing
Risk Management
Shiller
Smart Beta
Stock Market Bubbles
Stock Market Crash
Stock Market Votality
Stock Markets and the Economy
Stock Valuations
Stocks
Value Investing
Warren Buffett
