Category: Investing
Despite terrifying actively managed fund results like this, “84% of large-cap funds generated lower returns than the S&P 500 in the latest five-year period and 82% fell shy in …
Fresh off the second huge stock market rally from a frightening decline in the past year, I thought it would be timely to do a bit of reflecting. For …
Vanguard recently announced that over the past six months, they have reduced expense ratios for 200 fund and ETF shares amounting to aggregate savings of about $215 million. That’s …
A recent Gallup poll had some very interesting numbers on stock market participation of Americans, particularly millennials. For starters, just 52% of Americans have ANY money invested in stocks! …
Update: Due to court ruling, the new fiduciary rules highlighted below were struck down in court, in early 2018, and are no longer applicable. However, the rest of the …
It’s been a while since I’ve done an investing 101 article, so I’m overdue. In this post, we’ll cover an important investing component: bid-ask spread. May sound boring, but …
What is a Capital Loss Tax Deduction? This article has been updated for the 2022 and 2023 tax years. The tax implications of selling an investment are usually thought …
This year has been a roller coaster for investors. As a result, it provides a great case study on market timing (more specifically, why timing the market doesn’t work …
