For the third straight year, Planet Earth set a record high average temperature in 2016. There is now a broad scientific consensus that our planet is warming
“A Proposal to Limit the Anti-Competitive Power of Institutional Investors” is the title of a working paper by a group of professors/researchers from the
The title of this CNBC article from 1/7/2017, “2016 Was a Terrible Year for Stock Picking, and 2017 May Not Get Much Better”, pretty much says it all. Of course
As we close out the surprise-laden year of 2016 (think Trump, Brexit, and the Cubs), now is a good time to think about how to improve your financial situation
Well, if you were expecting a forecast for 2017, sorry to disappoint, but that is a fool’s errand that we refuse to undertake. The first image that comes to
Regarding this election, the first thing that comes to mind is “Thank God it’s over!” Without question, this was the worst election in our lifetimes on so many
During the week of October 17-21, the Wall Street Journal published an excellent series of articles on the topic of active vs. passive investing. Of course, the
Upon retirement, many people are unpleasantly surprised by how high their taxes are. From required minimum distributions in traditional IRAs and retirement plan
“Got $1 million? That’s what it takes to retire nicely in Orange County” was the title of an article in the 2/21/2016 Orange County Register. Citing data from
I have often said that while innovation is beneficial in most fields of endeavor, the one glaring exception is finance. All investors would do well to remember
Today, one of our favorite financial journalists, Jason Zweig of the Wall Street Journal, reminded us that it was forty years ago this week when John Bogle
When Morningstar, the company that is universally known for ranking funds with its star-rating system, publishes a study highlighting the failure of active