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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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3 (and a half) Common IRA Mistakes to Avoid

Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) have proven to be a very popular investment option.  When set-up properly, IRAs can provide investors with greater flexibility and overall wealth management opportunities than traditional retirement accounts such as 401(k) and 403(b) accounts. That said, … Continue reading

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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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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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Street Smarts

Wall Street has a lot of colorful sayings.  Some of the sayings actually contain useful information for investors.  I often refer to some of my favorite Wall Street sayings during my presentations.  Interestingly enough, I often have people come up … Continue reading

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Optimizing Your Retirement Plan’s Investment Options

One of the things that continues to amaze me are the number of cases we see where participants in a retirement plan have set up unsuitable portfolios in their retirement accounts, thereby exposing themselves to unnecessary investment risk.  When asked … Continue reading

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