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...
The Jobs Report
After the blowout payroll employment number reported by ADP yesterday, investors were expecting a similarly strong showing from the government employment report today. They...
S&P 500 Technical Analysis Update
Stocks are up big today on a blowout ADP employment report. Economists were looking for private sector job gains of 70,000 in June. The...
Your Worst Payday
Should you have more invested in the stock market? The Dow has almost doubled from its March 2009 low. And over the last ten...
The World’s Most Profitable Currency
Can you guess which of the world’s currencies has appreciated the most this year? If you guessed the Paraguayan guarani, you’re right. A close...
Absolute Return
The next time you see an advertisement for an absolute return fund, make sure you do your homework and understand exactly what you’re getting...
Are You Exposed to the Most Leveraged Bank in the U.S.?
Sorry to break the news to you, but you are exposed to the most leveraged bank in the U.S. All Americans are. Why? The...
Investing in Your Food Supply
You may want to start thinking and investing like a farmer. As a group, farmers’ average age continues to rise. And as their numbers...
S&P 500 Technical Analysis Update
The S&P 500 is approaching a critical technical level. There is support for stocks around 1,255 on the S&P 500. The 1,255 level is...
A Stacked Deck: Is your broker providing compromised investment advice?
I want to briefly touch on the subject of broker dealers (especially publically traded firms) as they relate to our private, family registered investment-advisory...