How to Avoid a Bad Mutual Fund
We have all heard the advantages of investing in a mutual fund over trying to pick individual stocks. First of all, mutual funds hire professional analysts that are market experts and devote many [...]
Investing Rules to Think About
Investing your money can be a great way to ensure your financial future. With the right investment choices, you can be sure to have money for emergencies, put it towards your children’s [...]
Buying stocks. But where?
Where to buy stocks? Silly question, you may say! Of course, you buy stocks via your broker or online using your brokerage account. But … It’s not necessarily that easy to buy foreign [...]
Dealing with Stock Market Corrections: Ten Do’s and Don’ts
A stock market correction is a beautiful thing, simply the flip side of a rally, big or small, and here are ten things to do and don’t do. Theoretically, even technically, I’m told, [...]
Four Advantages of Mutual Fund Investing
Mutual funds have grown in popularity over the last few years to the point where it’s harder to find an investor who is not using mutual funds than one who is, here are four advantages of mutual [...]
Selecting a Target-Date Fund
Exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, individual retirement accounts, and 401(k) accounts have seen an increase in the use of target-date funds. These are funds that invest with the idea of [...]
Schwab Fundamental Emerging Market Large Cap Value FNDE
The following post may not be to everyone’s liking, but I still feel that emerging markets are primed for a rebound in the not so distant future. As a disclosure, not everyone should invest [...]
Selecting an ETF
When purchasing an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), mutual fund, or individual stock to invest in do not make the classic mistake of chasing returns. In this post, we will examine ETFs and to a degree [...]
Exchange Traded Funds and Their Costs
Does using Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) make sense for your retirement account? Is free always the best route to go when using ETF’s? Who should you buy your ETF’s from and how? These are some of [...]
Four Areas to Look at for the Next Decade
With the bull market hitting a decade in existence it may be time to look elsewhere for investing opportunities. I am in no way suggesting that you should abandon the US markets, but there are [...]
