One of the Worst Fixed Income Investments?
Saturday May 29, 2010
TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities) are among the worst performing fixed income investments over the past six months. Other than two international bond benchmarks and two short-term US Treasury Bond benchmarks, ... Read More
A Visit from John Bogle
Saturday May 22, 2010
I didn't doubt the CEO of my firm, Jim Joslin, when I heard him once say that he worked with, and regularly played squash with, John Bogle, founder of Vanguard. ... Read More
Before You Invest in Mutual Funds
Sunday May 16, 2010
For the past month, I have been highlighting "back to the basics" articles in my free weekly newsletter. Why?
For starters, we have experienced (or are experiencing) one of the most ... Read More
The Dow's 1,000 Point Plunge
Saturday May 8, 2010
The market's recent 1,000 point plunge created a bevy of stories about the cause of the rout. Maybe it was an erroneous trade entered on a trading desk, lack of ... Read More
Vanguard's Free ETF Trades
Tuesday May 4, 2010
Vanguard is offering free ETF trades. Yes, they have joined Fidelity and Schwab who are both offering free ETF trades of their own (restrictions apply in each case).
I won't regurgitate ... Read More