5 Things Brokerage Firms Need To Stop Saying
When I drive to my office in the mornings, I usually listen to talk radio. Normally, I tune out the advertisements in between segments....
Smart Beta Can Enhance Investment Returns
Smart Beta is the investment concept of deviating from a normal market capitalization weighting in a portfolio. To define these terms,...
Does A Fund Always Do What Its Name Suggests?
Most funds name themselves after the core strategy they pursue. For example, the iShares Gold Trust invests in, you guessed it, gold...
Is The Dow Jones Index Still Relevant?
On January 25th, 2017, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit the much anticipated high water mark of 20,000 points. The inception of the...
Financial Advisors Are Supposed To Be Smart, Right?
Each month, Financial Planning Magazine publishes the results of their ongoing Global Asset Allocation Tracker. The tracker is a summary...
There Is No Perfect Portfolio
Humans are perfectionists. We are constantly striving to introduce new efficiencies in our lives. Just look at all the apps available in...
This Is What Happens When You Own Only A Handful Of Stocks
It's good to have conviction. I have strong beliefs about things such as nutrition & fitness, environmental causes, and even what...
Should You Buy "Alternative" Asset Classes?
I've been meaning to pick on the darling of the alternative asset classes: gold. According the Macrotrends, gold has returned an...
This Market Is Normal, Here's Why
Your January investment statements are about to arrive. Chances are you're going to experience some type of emotional response. It's not...
Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is
You're supposed to have a diversified portfolio. What happens when you look under the hood and find your funds contain stocks you don't...
