There are two fundamental struggles for retirement investors: Saving enough, and investing well. How to invest your money should be a fairly easy decision, but many investors get stuck. Why? Because it … Read more →

The investment advisor business is a hard field to break into. There’s a ton of licensing and test-taking. Firms don’t hire fresh off the street. Rather, they seek to cherry-pick successful advisors from … Read more →

The mystique of hedge funds is formidable. You have to give them your money and ask no questions. Fees are steep. Truth be told, however, the actual investments of many hedge funds … Read more →

Investment strategy has only recently come into vogue on Wall Street. Once upon a time the major investment houses employed brokers, traders, technicians of various types and even economists, but no … Read more →

Investing using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offers retirement savers an amazing opportunity: The best ETF funds track market benchmarks at minimal cost. Why does low cost matter? Well, for one, mutual fund fees are … Read more →

Sooner or later, the conversation turns this way: How is your retirement savings plan going, and who’s doing it the right way? The conversation might be among your peers or with a spouse … Read more →

It might seem like a daredevil approach these days, but you should invest in stocks. Yes, prices are higher than last month and much higher than the beginning of the year, … Read more →

Watching the stock markets rise and fall, you can imagine why a total beginner might be frozen with fear. A thousand points in six months! Two hundred point drops! Booms … Read more →

If you’re a retirement investor of a certain age, you likely have a mutual funds investment in your portfolio — or two. Probably, you’ve owned it for years. As a young investor, … Read more →

Financial planning is one of those snoozer topics that tends to end conversations quickly. People know they need it and they know it matters, but the actual work is deadly dull … Read more →