This Is The First Number I Look At When Choosing Mutual Funds
Investing in mutual funds can be daunting for many new investors. There are literally thousands of mutual funds. When deciding among all of the...
Should You Invest in the S&P 500 or the Total Stock Market?
The backbone of any three-fund portfolio is a U.S. stock market index fund. The two most common stock funds are the S&P 500 and...
Worst of the Worst: A Look at Five of the Most Expensive Mutual Funds...
As most regular readers know, I am a huge advocate of low-cost index funds. The best portfolio for most investors is a three-fund portfolio.
But...
What Should Be Your International Stock Allocation?
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
You’ve probably heard many people tell you this, from your mom to Jim Cramer to folks writing on...
Everybody Has A Plan Until They Get Punched In The Mouth: Mike Tyson And...
Asset allocation is one of the most important decisions an investor needs to make. To determine your mix of domestic stocks, international stocks, and...
Invest Like A Yalie: The Model Portfolio of David Swensen, Investment Manager of the...
With over $29 billion dollars under management, the Yale endowment is the second largest college endowment in the world (Harvard is #1).
It wasn’t...
How Many Of These Common Investing Mistakes Are You Making?
Through my years of following the markets, I’ve identified many mistakes that investors make again and again. Even experienced investors are prone to some...
Why It’s So Hard To Pick The Next Amazon
Amazon. Google. Starbucks. Tesla.
In retrospect, it seems so easy to pick these winners.
I’ve been shopping at Amazon for at least 15 years, and the...
How Much Bonds Should You Have In Your Portfolio?
Bonds have been getting a bad rap recently. Investors have been reducing their bond allocation for years as the stock market rises to new...
The 10 Best Quotes from Warren Buffett’s 2016 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Letter
Warren Buffett writes an annual letter to his Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. In addition to relatively dry descriptions of the conglomerate’s financial results, Buffett adds...