Research indicates that for most investors, tuning out the noise and sticking to their portfolio plan may be their best path to success. These days, it’s not simply Homer Simpson … Read more →

A former executive director of Goldman Sachs caused a stir earlier this month when he spurted that some of the firm’s higher-ups deride clients as “muppets” — Wall Street slang … Read more →

Millions of Americans have worked hard for a lifetime, paid their mortgages, in some cases put their kids through college, donated to charity, and somehow tucked away enough money to … Read more →

Bill Gross and his Pimco gang came riding into Wall Street last week with guns blazing, like outlaws in a Clint Eastwood Western, launching the first formidable “active” exchange-traded fund. … Read more →

Buying gold is now accessible for all, but the sage of Omaha has spoken. Warren Buffett says gold is not an investment — it’s a speculation and does not belong … Read more →

When building a retirement portfolio consisting of funds, investors have two basic choices: give your money to a mutual fund, pay high fees and hope they “beat the market” (called … Read more →

When it comes to investing, it’s hard to know who to follow these days. Since September of 2009 the Vanguard Total U.S. Stock Fund index (VTSMX), is up 33.4%. The … Read more →

“In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.” This quote from Benjamin Graham means that over a long … Read more →

So you have discovered the merits of dumping your high-priced money manger and his ineffective mutual funds in favor of low-cost index funds allocated across stocks, bonds, and cash. You … Read more →

Several years ago, our firm retained Miller McMillian, a copywriter, to help us with our website. Little did we know, he began investing using the methods we’ve been espousing in … Read more →