After reading Rick Ferri’s recent Forbes article ‘Who Cares What The Dow Did Last Week?’ one may question the validity of hiring an investment advisor. With the numerous financial tools … Read more →

Of the ‘7 mistakes fund investors make most’ revealed in Chuck Jaffe’s recent article in MoneyWatch, focusing too much on a fund, and not enough on the portfolio, brings to … Read more →

In Fortune Magazine’s just released 2010 Investor’s Guide, investing in index funds is seen to be a winning strategy. One can build a portfolio with broad based index funds or … Read more →

I saw a great post about retirement plans in CNN Money the other day by Walter Updegrave who is Money Magazine’s senior editor. He makes alot of suggestions about investing … Read more →

Stocks in companies in the 30 or so “emerging” markets are dominated by Asia (predominantly Taiwan and Korea) at over 50%, Latin America (20%), Africa and the Middle East (20%) … Read more →

Perhaps the most core asset class any investor needs for diversification in an ETF portfolio are US Treasury Bonds. Owners of treasuries have an investment in a portion of the … Read more →

In David Swensen’s “Unconventional Success” he covers asset allocation 101 touching on the topic of diversification and the importance of rebalancing, especially for beginners. The following paraphrases from David Swensen’s … Read more →

With President Obama at the helm it seems as though the light might be shining on the economic horizon. If you’re of this opinion then now might be a good … Read more →

If you are picking stocks for your own portfolio, then you are competing against all of the smart stock pickers in the world. In fact, when you’re buying or selling, … Read more →

It’s hard to decide where to place your investments these days with some of the traditional safe bets not feeling so safe. One thing is for certain, people will continue … Read more →