Investing for Beginners: Avoid the Tempting Scams

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 … Read more

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

Investment Advisor Services Run The Gamut, Which Is Right For You?

A recent New York Times article ‘For Financial Advice, Arriving at the Right Dosage’ is an informative piece describing various options for getting low cost financial advice from an investment … Read more

Posted on January 22, 2010 by

Active Investing by Money Managers Loses in Risk Study

Sam Mamudi of the Wall Street Journal deservingly poked money managers in the eye with his recent report on how such mangers underperformed indexes in both real and risk adjusted … Read more

Posted on January 8, 2010 by

Is Anyone Surprised? Mutual Fund Managers Shun Their Own Funds.

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, … Read more

Posted on January 4, 2010 by

Things to Consider: Risk and Diversification Among Other Things

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 … Read more

Posted on December 23, 2009 by

Hire an Investment Advisor or Go It Alone?

After reading Rick Ferri’s recent Forbes article ‘Who Cares What The Dow Did Last Week?’ one may question the validity of hiring an investment advisor. With the numerous financial tools … Read more

Posted on December 16, 2009 by

Top 5 ways to keep your financial advisor, stock broker or money manager honest

I believe that everyone, no matter how much investment experience they have, should learn how to take control of their investing, buy a well diversified portfolio of index funds, periodically … Read more

Posted on August 11, 2008 by

Investors Behaving Badly

Investors Behaving Badly The Financial Research Corporation released a study prior to the [2001-02] bear market which showed that the average mutual fund’s three-year return was 10.92%, while the average … Read more

Posted on May 9, 2008 by