ETFs & Funds

What’s Your Fund Manager Doing behind Your Back?

In a recent article titled Fund Managers Seduced by Facebook, Joe Light of the Wall Street Journal exposes some poor practices of actively managed...

How to Profit when Stocks Plummet

Over the last two months, stock-market fluctuations have been extreme. In August, 400-point swings became a common daily occurrence for the Dow Jones Industrial...

The Most Popular Bond Fund

When investors ask me to review their company’s 401(k) investment options, I can’t get over the lack of bond fund choices offered by the...

Up 30% with GNMA

You’re right to be concerned about higher interest rates and a decline in bond prices. Yet it would be a shame to miss the...

A Must-Have MLP Fund

You don’t want to miss the boat on master limited partnerships (MLPs) especially now that the asset class is receiving more press. A recent...

An Investment Strategy Guaranteed to Win

In investing there is only one variable that an investor can control, and that is cost. Cost is vital to your long-term investment success....
Net Flows to Bund Funds Related to Bond Returns

Vanguard CEO’s Biggest Worry

You can probably count on one hand the people you trust to give you sound investment advice. For a number of reasons, talking about...
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund

Stop Losing Money in ETFs

You may be thinking about using fixed-income ETFs to fill out your portfolio. Don’t. I continue to avoid fixed-income ETFs, as should you. The...

Earn Safe Profits from Takeover Candidates

There are two strategies that can be used to profit from takeover candidates. Most investors are familiar with the strategy of investing in speculative...
Net Flows to Equity Funds Related to Global Stock Price Performance

90 Million Emotions Wreak Havoc

With the market in a correction and off 10% this quarter, emotions are running high. I want you to take a minute this weekend...