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Have you ever been a part of one of those trusted conversations where you become privy to information that is so powerful it would disrupt the status quo? Think of the conversations that occur behind closed doors at the White House, corporate boardrooms or U.S. Central Command. We all understand that there are elements of [...]
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 [...]
The veil over how Wall Street works is slowly being lifted. Wall Street’s real mission isn’t to help you make what the markets return, rather it’s to keep your money in their control so they can use it to take some of those returns for themselves. No wonder Wall Street wages a constant propaganda machine to convince [...]
Many do not flinch at paying 1-2% of their asset in fees to a financial advisor, but if one were to better understand the Law of Compounding one might look at 1-2% differently. The Law of Compound Returns is a force of nature. Simply put, the Law of Compound Returns says money left alone creates more money. [...]
Investing for beginners, as well as those more financially savvy, can oftentimes be a daunting task as there are many investment choices and unfortunately many schemes making promises that can’t be kept. As recently exposed in an article in InvestorsInsight.com ‘Record Year For Ponzi Schemes’ investors are oftentimes lured in by investment schemes that are just ‘too good to be true’. “It’s [...]
Be certain to read the fine print when signing up to purchase mutual funds as Wall Street scams never fail to surprize me. A recent MSN money article ‘Is Your Mutual Fund Worth Its Fees’ reveals a shocking truth – many active money managers are simply “closet indexers” — wow, actively managed index mutual funds. These managers charge a [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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