We all know, innately, how the rich get richer. Money begets money. But how does that actually happen, aside from compounding interest and purely financial factors? You could take the … 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 →

Short sell Apple (AAPL)? Wouldn’t that be the greatest short in the history of shorts? It isn’t hard to find famous money managers buzzing about this idea. Jim Chanos, who … Read more →

Retirement investing for young people is changing fast, and for all kinds of reasons, some cultural and some economic. Take the economy right now. Despite what you may have heard, … 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 →

Americans happily pay a premium for all sorts of products when they’re new and exciting. One thinks of the early days of home computers and, more recently, coffee bars and … Read more →

What’s the difference between gambling and investing? Let’s stop by the race track and figure it out. One of the most entertaining aspects of any specialized endeavor, investing included, is … Read more →

The active vs. passive management debate can seem sterile, perhaps a bit academic. But every investor knows that all-too-ticklish feeling when they get “the call” from a broker. A sales … Read more →

You probably missed the biggest headline in retirement investing in decades. It’s all about hidden 401k fund fees. What hidden 401k fund fees, you ask? That’s exactly the point: You haven’t … Read more →

Picture a passive investing portfolio vs. a selection of active, hot-and-heavy hedge funds. In such volatile times, the active funds should be trouncing the market, right? There must have been … Read more →