Nearly every retirement portfolio should contain real estate holdings. Sophisticated investors hold diversified real estate portfolios that can include portions of office buildings, apartments, industrial warehouses, retail centers, and shopping … Read more →

If you have ever felt confused about the relationship between money and happiness, you’re not alone. Even the Beatles were torn over the subject, declaring in one famous song, “You … Read more →

Not everyone is a do-it-yourself investor. According to Forrester Research, 30 percent of all investors want to delegate their investment decisions to someone else. Unfortunately, most “delegators” will spend more … Read more →

In January 1997, the U.S. government began issuing a new type of bond: Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). TIPS are a separate asset class that’s distinct from bonds because they … Read more →

For those of us who did not live through the Great Depression, there has never been more economic uncertainty. With an scorched earth economy behind us and multiple land mines … Read more →

It has been proven that most active investors who struggle to out-perform the market will find that over time, their machinations and efforts were all for naught. A recent study … Read more →

In their 1978 album, Minute By Minute, the Doobie Brothers tell the tale of a man who is self-deceived, believing a lie of his own fabrication. Somehow, this poor sap … Read more →

Commodities are one asset class that has recently become acceptable to most financial advisers as part of a globally diversified portfolio. A large number of the most controversial exchange-traded funds … Read more →

While Freud’s 1908 theory of penis envy has been wrought with controversy for over a century, financial sciences have clearly demonstrated that when it comes to money management, most men … Read more →

All MarketRiders portfolios include exposure to emerging market stocks. We want to explain more about this asset class. Stocks in companies in the 20 or so nations included in the … Read more →