After three decades as a financial planner, working with successful wealth-builders, you’d think I would have a clear idea of the right...

ou can spot comparison shoppers a few aisles away at any retail store. They are the ones carrying articles from Consumer Reports,...

Just about every claim in the name of active investing is flimsy and refutable, Larry Swedroe says. I recently read a white paper written...

This is an excellent article by Larry Swedroe (one of my “very-trusted-advisors) about what has been going on with the market over the...

As markets reach higher highs and the frequency of articles espousing the “end is near” is increasing. There must be a corollary...

More planning goes into an average vacation, than for one’s life in retirement. Yes, that’s a pretty bold statement, however, it is...

More planning goes into an average vacation,, than for one’s life in retirement. Yes, that’s a pretty bold statement, however, it is...

I’m pretty sure at least one person reading this blog has a magnet or card hung at her desk with the words, “What are you going to do...

When it comes to retirement planning, most of us are consumed by figuring out “the number” – that elusive savings goal we aim to hit by...

As usual – Rick Kahler has written a great article with some powerful ideas worth thinking about – asking whether or not it is wise to...

In 2006, I wrote “The Smartest Investment Book You’ll Ever Read”. It laid out the research data supporting evidence-based investing. I...

Where does the money go in individual retirement accounts? It’s a salient question asked and answered by the Employee Benefit Research...

Spreading the word on exchange traded funds, money managers have been partnering with online brokerages to offer commission-free ETF...

Dear Mr. Minack, I read an article on Business Insider indicating you are retiring from your position as an investment strategist with...

Okay, I did it again in a recent column. And I got into trouble again. That’s what I get for using the F-word. “Fiduciary.” My most...

This is a great article by Jim Parker of DFA.  We need to learn to understand what we can control and what we can’t.  It’s a bit like the...

The middle class. Marketers target it. Politicians champion it. Economists talk about it. Most of us consider ourselves part of it. Yet,...

Central bankers are planning on continuing to boost equity exposure via exchange traded funds. The Bank of Japan, among many others,...

This is a great article by fellow ACA advisor Anthony Kure.  It supports by position that individual stock picking is not a game you will...

This is an interesting article by Dave Jetson about some psychological aspects of money.  Let me know what you think. Steve...