Why Bond Mutual Funds and ETFs No Longer Work
OK, third-quarter report cards are in, and investors want to know how they did. But perhaps just as important, they want to know the...
Why Mutual Funds and ETFs No Longer Work
Look, I know a lot of you own Mutual Funds and ETFs, especially if you’re wrapped up with an advisor where you invest, he...
IT’S A GAMBLE: First Bitcoin ETF Will Be Loaded with Risk
Fund companies are racing hard to be the first to offer a bitcoin ETF. The Wall Street Journal's Michael Wursthorn reports on the risks...
ETF Investing: Avoid the Madness of Crowds
Look at the huge money flowing into all the same stuff. This isn’t rocket science. At some point, when the fuel runneth dry—down, down,...
BlackRock Wants Investors with a “Shared Vision”
Do you share BlackRock CEO Larry Fink's "vision?" BlackRock wants investors committed to a "shared vision to transfer to a low-carbon economy." The company's...
Bogle Warned: 800 lb. Gorillas & Greener Pastures
UPDATE: The numbers are in. BlackRock is pushing around boardrooms to focus on everything BUT profits and shareholder return. Politico reports:
At companies across the...
Learn from Your Survival Guy: Coming Clean on Coal
OK, Your Survival Guy timed the market, overweighted a sector, and got emotional—three things you NEVER want to do as an investor. But, hey,...
Fire! Run for the Exits! Carbon Credits Explode
Fire! Run for the exits! Another big bank has entered the carbon credit markets. I bet this is more about EGO than saving trees....
Profit and Power Drive Environmentalism on Wall St. and in Washington
It used to be rare that regulators in Washington D.C., and money men on Wall St. would find common cause, but that has changed...
All Shooting Stars Burn Out Eventually
In The Wall Street Journal, Spencer Jakab cautions investors against joining "star managers," who have already had their biggest gains. He uses ARK Invest's...