June 30, 2024
If you’re one of the roughly 75% of investors who are using a target-date fund in your retirement plan, you need to read this. We’ve written about why you should say no to target-date funds before, but new research provides the clearest evidence yet for why these funds must be avoided....
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May 23, 2024
As you begin to set aside money for retirement, one of the first and most critical decisions you'll face is wh...
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April 16, 2024
When it comes to investing, the focus is usually on returns, or risk. But believe it or not, the small expense...
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March 8, 2024
These days, the rage is all about passive investing. That’s because over the last few decades, it’s become...
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February 7, 2024
Mutual funds have long been a staple for investors, offering instant diversification and the prospect of havin...
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November 29, 2023
In last month's article, we addressed the topic of active vs. passive management. Specifically, we provided cl...
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October 19, 2023
We all have a natural inclination to want the stock market to move higher. But counterintuitively, for the vas...
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August 4, 2023
In a previous article, we took a look at the business cycle to understand how the natural ebb and flow of our ...
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July 5, 2023
If you've ever worked with a financial planner or investment advisor, there's a good chance you're using an in...
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April 25, 2023
Planning for retirement may seem intimidating, but it's not quite as difficult as you might expect. In fact, w...
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February 11, 2023
When you begin to save for retirement, the easiest way to get started is to enroll in your employer-sponsored ...
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January 19, 2023
In the quest to become a savvy investor, one of the most important concepts you must understand is that of the...
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November 3, 2022
Evidence from numerous studies on behavioral finance suggests that the need for emotional comfort costs the av...
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October 19, 2022
Investing is very much a mental game. It requires an intellectual toughness and fortitude that is not only un...
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August 3, 2022
With the Federal Reserve having recently raised interest rates for the fourth time since the financial crisis,...
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May 13, 2022
With each and every investment that you make, you're going to be giving up one benefit in exchange for another...
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January 7, 2022
Every year, top Wall Street analysts put their thinking caps on and try to forecast the upcoming year's market...
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September 27, 2021
Keeping our long-term goals in mind at all times requires an immense amount of effort. That's why we're often ...
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July 17, 2021
If you're going to sail into retirement with a nice fat portfolio and big sacks of money strewn across your de...
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July 9, 2021
Regardless of whether you’re a seasoned investor, or someone just getting started, it often helps to review ...
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June 11, 2021
The age-old idea of not having all your eggs in one basket is considered timeless wisdom, but could it be work...
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February 19, 2021
The unfortunate reality is that nothing in this world is certain. In fact, the only thing in life that is cert...
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April 1, 2020
Due to the unique circumstances surrounding COVID-19, we feel the need to override the April 2020 recommendati...
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February 12, 2020
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic, and the tremendous volatility in the financial markets, we wanted to provi...
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May 23, 2019
Here at Model Investing, we’re constantly trying to innovate to ensure that we deliver the best performance ...
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January 25, 2019
Anyone who's been around for longer than a couple of decades knows that stocks can lose a lot of value quickly...
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December 11, 2018
You've heard of the gender pay gap, but are you aware of the gender investing gap? Put simply, women do not in...
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November 27, 2018
Stocks? Bonds? Cash? Where should your money be invested? Over the last few decades it has become commonplace ...
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September 19, 2018
Target-date funds have increased in popularity during recent years as a result of investors continually search...
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May 9, 2018
For most investors, the idea of "getting out at the top" is as illusive an idea as winning the lotto, or licki...
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January 3, 2018
Have you ever wanted to be a business owner? Well, congrats ... you already are. The minute you have even a fe...
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November 6, 2017
You shouldn’t invest in stocks simply because you’re young. Nor bonds just because you’re old. Your deci...
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August 11, 2017
Whether we like it or not, the value of our portfolios depends heavily on the behavior of financial markets, w...
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July 23, 2017
Tune in to the stock market on any given day, and you’ll likely find the major averages zooming in one direc...
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June 20, 2017
If you've done your homework and are aware of the risks of owning bonds, then you might have heard the argumen...
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March 17, 2017
Over the last few years a number of automated investment services, known as robo-advisors, have opened their d...
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December 15, 2016
The concept of momentum originated with regard to classical mechanics, in which it refers to the tendency of a...
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September 22, 2016
Jim Cramer's Actions Alerts Plus is a subscription service offered through TheStreet.com. It allows investors ...
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May 10, 2016
When it comes to fixed income investing, there are two options available to investors. You can own individual ...
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March 17, 2016
During the last few decades, bonds have developed a reputation as being one of the safest asset classes to inv...
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November 12, 2015
If there was only one idea that I could convey to you, it would be this: Do not leave the responsibility for y...
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