Is Your 401(k) Eating Your Returns with Fees?
I've warned investors for years about the fees hiding in their 401(k) plans. Often employees don't have much say over how their 401(k) savings...
The Best Investment Newsletter of All-Time?
Originally posted September 7, 2016.
UPDATE, March 10, 2017: Since I wrote this back in September of 2016, I have resurrected the Best Investment Newsletter...
Is the Old Retirement Model Broken?
In an interview with Fidelity Viewpoints, Stanford Center for Longevity founding director Laura Carstensen says the old model of retirement just won't work anymore.
Life...
How the KISS Prinicple is Powering GE’s Digital Solutions Unit
Throughout the years, I've extolled the KISS principle, an abbreviation of Keep it Simple, Stupid. Over complicating matters rarely generates benefits greater than the...
How Much Surprise are You Looking for in Retirement?
Your answer to this question is probably not a whole lot, at least in terms of your investment portfolio. Some surprises may be great,...
Can You Retire in the Best Shape of Your Life?
What good is your retirement if you’re not healthy enough to enjoy it? Not that retirement is in this guy’s mind. Dan Pompei wrote...
Extra Vigilance Required with Rollback of Fiduciary Rule
With the Trump administration signalling it will roll back the Department of Labor's proposed "fiduciary rule" for retirement accounts, it's a good time for...
Pay to Play Pension Scandal
Would it surprise you that there were some bad actors making pay to play deals involving the third largest pension? I've scratched the surface...
Brokers Happy to Avoid Looming New Rules
UBS and other brokers are cheering the idea that the Trump administration may delay or rescind new rules that would have forced the banks...
You Need to Know What Happens When You Make Savings Urgent
Saving early and often is always a great idea. One of the biggest obstacles to long-term peace of mind and safety in your retirement...