Class A American Fund Nightmare
Why you should run, not walk, from the largest mutual fund in America…
Top 10 Mistakes #2
The #2 item on my list of the ten most common mistakes investors make is discounting the importance of compound interest. Albert Einstein described compound interest as the greatest mathematical discovery of all time.
Top 10 Mistakes #3
Number three on my list of the top 10 mistakes that investors make is performance chasing. Here's the easiest way to make a million dollars in mutual funds.
Learn an Investment Lesson from an Ivy League’s Mistakes
One of the country’s top Ivy League universities lost 27% of its endowment in the last fiscal year while this fund was down only 3.6%…
Top 10 Mistakes #4
Mistake #4 on my list of the top 10 mistakes investors make is ignoring cost. Cost is a vital determinant of investment performance.
The Bull Market in Corporate Bonds
The only place to pick up conservative yield is...
Top 10 Mistakes #5
Entry #5 on my list of the 10 biggest mistakes that investors make is focusing on potential return before risk. I have been in the investment business for over four decades and I can tell you that the most successful investors are those who evaluate risk ahead of return.
Only One Way to Go
The investment environment looks (a) great or (b) grim? Here is my answer.
Empty Storefronts
Anecdotal evidence offers serious reason for concern about the economy! I just returned from a 2,000-mile Harley trip from Newport, RI, to Blowing Rock, NC, and back. There’s no doubt about it: the economy is in trouble.
Top 10 Mistakes #6
Entry #6 on my list of the 10 biggest mistakes investors make is failing to focus on the Fed’s federal funds rate beacon. Today the fed funds rate is basically zero. That means rates have only one way to go-up!