Whenever investors are spooked by turbulent times, dollars tend to flow out of the stock market, and into “safe harbors” investments such as bonds, bo...
The impact of missing just a few of the market’s best days can be profound. There’s no proven way to time the market—targeting the best days or movin...
The first two decades of the 21st century have reinforced important lessons for long-term investors. Holding a broadly diversified portfolio can help...
Compared to actively managed funds that seek to “beat” the market by engaging in now-outdated speculative strategies, a more solid solution for sensib...
You might be suprised to learn that when it comes to the big earners -- those earning more than $1 million a year -- women now take the cake over men....
Market indexes and market index mechanics, you read about them all the time. In Part III of this series, we take a closer look at market index mechan...
Checking an index point at any given time is like dipping your toe in the water to see how the ocean is doing. You may have good reasons to do that to...
When fundamental facts grow harder to discern, investments grow more volatile, and that’s what’s been happening lately, especially with the widespread...
Market volatility can be nerve-racking for investors. Reacting emotionally and changing long-term investment strategies in response to short-term decl...
Wall Street strategists and the media are complicit in fueling the myth that the financial markets are predictable - despite overwhelming evidence to...
What might be the impact of rate changes on you and your financial well-being? Is there anything you should “do” to your investment portfolio in respo...
