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CommonSense InvestSense- Is Your 401(k) Plan Truly Acting in the Best Interests of the Plan Participants?: Evaluating Your 401(k) Plan with the Active Management Value Ratio and Fiduciary Prudence Forensics
- InvestSense 101: Assets Under Management…or Mismanagement? – Separating Fact From Fiction
- Battle of the Best Interests: Why the Financial Services Industry Opposes a True Fiduciary Standard and Genuine Investor Protection
- 1+1=34: A Step-by-Step Guide to Wealth Management and Preservation Using the Active Management Value Ratio
- At What Cost?: Annuities, Cryptocurrency, and 401(k) Plans
- “CommonSense InvestSense”- Simplifying Prudent Investing with the Active Management Value Ratio™
- “At What Cost” – Annuities and Cryptocurrency vs. Wealth Preservation and Investor Protection
- “The Lie of the Pie” – Mutual Fund Marketing “Trickeration”
- Upon Further Review-Rethinking the Investment Decision-Making Process
- The Active Management Value Ratio™ 3.0: Maximizing Cost-Efficiency to Improve Investment Returns and Wealth Preservation
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The One Question Every Investor Should Always Ask
This week I had two referrals that prompted this post. In each case, I was asked to provide a pre-investment suitability analysis for fiduciaries involved in the cases. One case involved a trust for two children whose parents had died. … Continue reading
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Best Investment Book Recommendations
I’m often asked to recommend the “best” investment book for investors, especially at this time of the year. Where are a number of helpful investment books available, I always recommend “Winning the Loser’s Game: Timeless Strategies for Successful Investing” by Charles D. Ellis. Now … Continue reading
Trust, But Verify
I recently read an article, “Trust, Stupidity and Fraud,” which discussed the so-called “unholy trinity” of financial planning. The article, written by Australian attorney Peter Bobbin, forecast a rise in fraud within the financial planning industry. In analyzing fraud, Bobbin … Continue reading
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The InvestSense Challenge
Protect your financial security with our new white paper, “The InvestSense Challenge.” The Challenge provides key information and industry “secrets” in a “quick” format in furtherance of our motto/mission, the power of the informed investor.
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PACE Your Way to Investment Success
In reviewing and creating investment portfolios, InvestSense uses the acronym PACE as a fundamental guideline. PACE stands for proactive portfolio management, absolute returns, correlation of returns and expense control. By focusing on these four areas, we not only provide useful information for both … Continue reading
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New White Paper
New white paper posted on our web site, CommonSense InvestSense, at http://www.investsense.com. “Investment Fraud ‘Secrets’: How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Investment Fraud,” examines the role of internal beliefs and biases that often prevent investors from recognizing investment fraud … Continue reading
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401k Investors’ Right to “Sufficient Information to Make an Informed Decision”
Watching the recent sell-off in the markets and the reported trillion dollar daily losses for investors, I cannot help but wonder how much of those losses were preventable, especially for 401k investors. 401k plans are increasingly opting for participant directed … Continue reading
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Three Numbers Every Investor and Fiduciary Should Remember
The abundance of investment products and investment information available today can be intimidating and confusing to many investors, both novice and professional. Over my twenty-plus years as an attorney and investment adviser, I have tried to help others focus on … Continue reading
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The Power of the Proactive Investor, Part Two
In Part One of this post, we highlighted strategies that proactive investors can use to better protect their financial security. The strategies mentioned in Part One were more oriented toward the investment account as a whole. However, most securities claims … Continue reading
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The Power of the Proactive Investor, Part One
“Your account is a brokerage account and not an advisory account. Our interests may not always be the same as yours. Please ask us questions to make sure you under-stand your rights and our obligations to you, including the extent … Continue reading
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