Retirement Investing
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Taking Apart Target Date Funds
Target date funds are becoming more popular, especially in 401(k) plans. These are funds that change their asset allocation over time based on the assumed age of the shareholders. For example a target date 2020 fund is supposed to be owned by someone who plans to retire in 2020. But these are a new part […]
Should You Be Holding Cash?
Mohammed El-Erian, formerly of PIMCO, stunned a few people when he announced recently that his portfolio primarily was in cash. I know a lot of small investors also are heavily weighted in cash, because they’re afraid of all the other investments. Here’s an analysis of why you don’t want to be 100% in cash in […]
Diversification, De-Risking and Other Thoughts
Investors are very nervous about owning stocks these days, but they also don’t want to miss out on a continuation of the bull market. If that describes you, and you’re not sure what to do, consider this article. It’s written primarily for institutional investors (pension funds and such) and might seem to ramble a bit. […]
Invest Like a Fox… Not Like a Hedgehog
Why has there been a series of bubbles in technology stocks, home prices, financial stocks, and commodities? How can investors spot such bubbles and invest to avoid large losses and even profit from them? What causes long-term bull and bear markets? Why do successful investment strategies and signals suddenly stop working? Why do most investors […]
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April 2015
April 24, 2015 05:20 p.m. Your Retirement Finance Week in Review There wasn’t much major news this week to affect markets. The week got off to a rocky start because of new reports that Greece might default on its loans from the IMF. But these fears were reduced as the week went on. The Nasdaq […]
Buy and Hold Forever Investing
For years I’ve been following a mutual fund called the Corporate Leaders fund. Originally it was part of the Lexington group of mutual funds. It now is part of Voya, which used to be part of ING. The fund has a very simple investment strategy. When formed 80 years ago it bought equal amounts of […]
The Latest Investing Insights from Warren Buffett
The latest annual letter from Warren Buffett to shareholders of BerkshireHathaway was posted on Saturday. It was promoted in advance as being a special letter since it is the 50th such missive from Buffett. It does contain some interesting surprises such as Buffett’s unbridled optimism about the u.S. and the U.S. economy, chastising those who […]
March 2015
March 27, 2015 05:25 p.m. Your Retirement Finance Week in Review I’m going to be in Stamford, Connecticut making two free presentations on April 22. One presentation will be at 10:00 a.m. and the other will be at 5:30 p.m. The topic at each will be Retirement Planning: How to Create and Implement a Successful […]
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
