Since March 2009, the market has rebounded well, even breaking new records in recent weeks. Whether you think it’s better to sit on the sidelines or you see greater and greater highs in 2013, it’s time to take a step back and remember how investors beat the market in the long run. Read more →
Before Seattle based financial advisor Mark Spangler allegedly defrauded investors, those investors probably felt they had found the right advisor. Spangler has been accused of diverting more than $56 million of his clients’ money into poor private technology companies of which he was either the one-time CEO or chairman. Spangler made these risky investments despite the fact that he told his clients that he was investing in publicly traded companies. Read more →
This was an excellent quarter for the stock market. Demonstrating its unpredictable short-term nature, the market shrugged off any and all bad news and applauded the good news. Read more →
Benjamin Graham was a master of simplicity. His entire investing philosophy centered on a simple, disciplined, approach: buy a bucket of stocks at a steep discount to fair value and then sell when it reaches fair value. Read more →
If you’re not careful, mutual funds can damage your long-term portfolio return. Buy the wrong funds, or actively switch your funds too often, and your retirement can become much smaller than you anticipate. Paying too much for mutual funds is an issue that can plague any investor, but investors that use brokers or financial advisors need to be especially careful. In a recent article, I highlighted some problematic incentives that arise from brokers and advisors that make money from commissions. Read more →
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