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Recent Morningstar research once again reveals what should be common knowledge by now – many Wall Street mutual fund managers are interested in growing their wealth, not yours. Karen Dolan, director of analysis at the firm revealed the pathetic truth about the majority of fund managers and their reticence to invest in their own products. [...]
Beginners and seasoned investors alike need to take into consideration risk and diversification in one’s investment portfolio to sleep soundly at night. If anything, this past year should also have everyone evaluating one’s investment advisor as well as the risk & reward of an investment as this month marks the one-year anniversary of the arrest of Bernie [...]
Lost in this weekend’s news about the $700 billion bailout package for the banking industry was a $25 billion loan package for United States auto manufacturers. This package comes at a time when apparently Congress and the President believe that the American people will see $25 billion as a pittance compared to the $700 billion [...]
Today was a bad day for trying to reach consensus on the mortgage bailout thanks to House Republicans trying to remember what fiscal conservatism means. After eight years of writing checks to fund anything and everything the Bush Administration sought, these members of Congress remembered they must stand for re-election on November 4th. Apparently, they [...]
The famous professors at Yale have proven that asset allocation accounts for 90% of a portfolio’s return and that stock picking and market timing account for less than 10%. So what a great time to look at how different asset allocations are faring in this market! In 2008 it turns out that asset allocation decisions have [...]
Treasury Secretary Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke faced intense scrutiny over their proposed $700B bank bailout today on Capitol Hill (and rightfully so). Let’s take a look at the facts: Paulson presented a 3 page plan that would give the Treasury a blank-check (ok, well ~$700 billion) and absolute authority over the bailout [...]
We all know by now that the House of Representatives rejected HR 3997, the $700 billion, poorly constructed Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Let’s be clear. This bill was a disaster. Nearly every member of Congress that I heard speak during debate today agreed that the bill was a not what they would like [...]
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