This year has been full of the unexpected. The world is an unpredictable place. It was just a few weeks ago that Egypt and then Libya dominated the airwaves. Now … Read more →

In the mid 1990s, exchange-traded funds came riding down Wall Street like Clint Eastwood in an old spaghetti western—fearless and ready to take on the bandits who had been terrorizing … Read more →

Oil prices recently broke $100 a barrel and the stock market tanked. Last week, Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke proclaimed that increasing commodity prices could negatively impact the U.S. recovery. … Read more →

Since March 2, 2009, a significant investor demographic has sat frozen on the sidelines while the S&P 500 has soared skyward by more than 95 percent. To get a sense … Read more →

“Nobody knows nothing” is a statement made by screenwriter William Goldman about the movie business. He meant that even after making movies for more than 100 years, no one actually … Read more →

The Great Recession has caused many to rethink their retirement plans. According to TIAA-CREF, the economic downturn has caused 37 percent of Americans to put off retirement. With nest eggs … Read more →

Not all foreign stock investments are created equal. A few weeks ago, we wrote about owning stocks in companies based in emerging markets (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and the different … Read more →

As an investment advisor it seems that we have a daily conversation with an investor who is running for the exit with whatever is getting trashed in the media. Last … Read more →

Retirement investors who want investment advice are faced with two basic choices: pay high fees for professional mutual fund managers to beat the market (called “active” investing) or buy low-fee … Read more →

While the über wealthy use exotic tax strategies to exploit esoteric loopholes, the everyday investor has one great tax trick available in the form of exchange-traded funds. ETFs offer a … Read more →