Monthly Archives: September, 2018
Avoid Buying Mutual Funds Doing This
Jason Zweig, writing at The Wall Street Journal, details some inexplicable behavior by mutual fund managers, including generating massive tax bills for owners. You...
Trump Orders Treasury to Lower RMDs for IRAs and 401Ks
In an August 31 presidential order, President Trump asked the Treasury Department to consider increasing life expectancy rates for retirement accounts. The move could...
Is There Too Much Sand in Texas?
After shortages of sand supplies slowed down Permian Basin oil production two years ago, so many companies have begun efforts to mine sand that...
How to Invest Like a Hall of Famer
Those of you who have been with me for many decades may remember back in 1991 when I wrote about investing like Wade Boggs...
Don’t Assume it Can’t Happen Here
Emerging market currencies are in the tank. The Turkish lira is plummeting, as is the Argentine peso. Stronger emerging markets are even feeling the...