Is the traditional 60/40 split between stocks and bonds — what financial planners call an “asset allocation model” — dead on arrival for retirement investors? In one sense, yes. But … Read more →

Anyone who grew up in the 1960s remembers how driving a car used to be. Rough roads, no power steering, shifting with a stick. It could be fun, but you had to … Read more →

You hear this all the time from financial advisors: Get diversification in your portfolio, pronto! If you’re even slightly activist in your investment life, though, diversification can feel like wimping … Read more →

High-end sports cars are great. They’re fun to drive and fun to look at. Who doesn’t turn their head when a fancy Lambo or some exotic supercar pulls alongside in … Read more →

One of the more appealing ideas in individual investing is the “sector focus,” especially ETF sector investing. The notion is that, at any given moment in the business cycle, an … Read more →

Evidence is piling up that billionaire investor Warren Buffett sees a housing recovery and, by extension, a generalized U.S. recovery dead ahead. Investors are closely watching the Buffett housing bet … Read more →

If there was ever a market made for tactical asset allocation, it would be the market we have now, right? Not that many years ago, we all knew which way … Read more →

The retirement advice industry, like any growth business, is chock full of competitors. People write books offering seven rules, three steps, 10 commandments and so on. What tends to get short … Read more →

Which would you prefer, hurricanes or earthquakes? We’ll get to black swan investing shortly, but consider that question first. People who’ve lived through Florida’s storm season over the past few years … Read more →

How many times have you overheard someone brag about their uncanny stock market timing? “Boy, I got out of stocks just in time!” or “We sold at nearly the high, … Read more →