Burton Malkiel — professor of economics at Princeton, author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street, and perhaps the most intelligent person...

Burton G. Malkiel: ‘Buy and Hold’ Is Still a Winner – WSJ.com.

In Mutual Funds, Is Active Vs. Passive The Right Question?Comment NowFollow CommentsWhether we’re talking about sports or investing,...

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“Keep your hands away from your investments and back away from the market reports. ”That pretty much sums up passive investing, the...

August 16, 2013 For some of us, it’s hard to give up on the idea that investing should be exciting. Picking stocks can be fun, after all,...

Mindful Money Minutes — #162 What to Realize Your Dreams?  Have Fun in the Meantime! Sometimes we are so busy trying to realize our...

With all the talk about tax rates and the fiscal cliff, hardly anyone has mentioned what is probably the most effective and least...

“Keep your hands away from your investments and back away from the market reports. ”That pretty much sums up passive investing, the...

Philanthropy changes lives. I know, because it changed mine. When I arrived at UCLA my first priority wasn’t making new friends or...

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One of the toughest tasks for investors — and it can be equally tough for financial advisers trying to help investors — is determining...

This is a very interesting article by Mitch Anthony, a leader in the area of Financial Life Planning.  He addresses how the meaning of...

What’s the greatest financial luxury that a retiree can have? All the money in the world? No. More money than Bill Gates? Not that...

Which is better: To retire without a mortgage or keep the mortgage and retire with a bigger nest egg? More Americans approaching retiring...

You could call it the nap-time of personal-finance planning. Many workers find this month is a quiet time at the office. For families,...

When I was in Santa Monica last week for a Dimensional Funds seminar, I also had a chance to hang for a bit with Rocco Pendola, the...

I think “risk” is the most widely misunderstood investment concept. The consequences can be dire – running out of money before you run...

Amy J.C. Cuddy, Matthew Kohut, and John Neffinger Such leaders face troubles without being troubled. Their behavior is not relaxed, but...

For the first time in more than 20 years, Dimensional Fund Advisors is changing the way it builds equity portfolios. Thanks to a...