Category Archives: Wealth Management

Avoiding the “Missing the Ten Best Days” Ruse

Stockbrokers and investment advisors sometimes employ the “missing the best days in the market” ruse to convince investors to stay in the market, even when economic and market indicators suggest a more defensive strategy.  In some cases, advice is simply to preserve … Continue reading

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The Active Management Value Ratio™- Revealing the Undisclosed Cost of Actively Managed Mutual Funds

Despite overwhelming evidence that actively managed mutual funds generally underperform passively managed index funds, the evidence indicates that most investors continue to purchase and hold actively managed funds.  Even when an actively managed fund does outperform its relevant index, the … Continue reading

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A Simple Step to Better Protect Pension Plan Participants

Reviewing the reported trillion dollar losses that investors suffered during the 2000-2002 and 2008 bear markets, I cannot help but wonder how much of those losses were preventable, especially for 401k investors. 401k plans are increasingly opting for participant directed retirement plans … Continue reading

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Special Alert-Barron’s “America’s Top 1000 Financial Advisors”

I am, and always have been, a huge fan of Barron’s.  It is a great resource for investors and those having interests in the financial services industry. However, the “America’s Top 100 Financial Advisors” supplement in the February 20, 2012, issue has to … Continue reading

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