For those that have taken to indexing over the last several years, we have John Bogle, pioneer of indexing and founder of The Vanguard Group and Vanguard index funds, to thank. A recent study by Standard & Poor’s revealed that “actively managed mutual funds beat their benchmark index in 2009. No surprise here: Just [...]
Category Archives: ETFs & Index Funds
An Option for Those Uncomfortable With Stock Picking
Sunday, February 28, 2010
According to a recent survey by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, preliminary findings indicate fewer than two in 10 Americans are confident of their ability to invest in the stock market, although 60 percent still believe equities are important in a portfolio.
With such a huge gap between those feeling comfortable investing in stocks themselves and [...]
An ETF is a Great Investment Choice
Saturday, February 27, 2010
When evaluating your investment choices and trying to understand ‘what is an ETF?’ it is in your best interest to read a recent article in USAToday ‘Is an ETF the right investment for you? Look beyond the hype’that defines exchange traded funds and warns investors on types of ETFs to steer clear of. For those [...]
Online Brokers Lower Fees on ETFs Benefiting Investors
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
As John Spence of MarketWatch recently writes, ”Online brokers are fighting hard for a greater share of the fast-growing exchange-traded fund business, and investors stand to benefit from lower costs.”
His article ‘Big brokers cut commissions to draw ETF assets, trading — Fidelity, Schwab waive fees as competition heats up; investors reap lower costs’ documents the seimic [...]
How Wall Street Works And How To Protect Yourself
Saturday, February 13, 2010
In one of this week’s articles Wall Street Journal writer Jason Zweig, reports that an investor, Philip Eberlin reportedly put 80% of his assets in CDs and fixed annuities because: “I don’t have trust in Wall Street to help the small investor in any way, shape or form.”
Who or what is this bad, ugly beast [...]
‘24′ Star Kiefer Sutherland Blows Up His Retirement Portfolio
Friday, February 5, 2010
The news about retirement portfolio investing this week has been a little light, so we start with the lighter side. Kiefer Sutherland’s misfortune is not funny, but we’ve watched our hero in “24″ defy the odds of multiple life and death situations. So it’s ironic that in real life, he too fell victim to an [...]
