(MoneyWatch) On Friday, Warren Buffett released his much awaited annual letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A). Investors...

(MoneyWatch) We saw Tuesday that active fund managers’ latest excuse — that rising stock correlations meant they couldn’t beat the market...

(MoneyWatch) Today’s investors face unusual challenges, as low bond yields and lower expected stock returns mean the returns investors...

(MoneyWatch) As noted in my new book “Think, Act, and Invest Like Warren Buffett,” Warren Buffett discussed the following seeming anomaly...

Ever since the financial crisis, when the correlation of all risky assets rose towards one, investors have been hearing that...

The administration released a preview of their budget proposal which would save around $9 billion over a decade by capping the amount a...

Women need to make sure they are sufficiently engaged in financial planning. While people certainly do not always fit into...

There are your common tax deductions and then there are others. The ultimate goal when doing your taxes is trying to minimize the amount...

I recently wrote a column entitled The Case against S&P 500 Index Funds. In that column, I noted two flaws in this index fund and pointed...

The federal government encourages saving for retirement by giving tax breaks to people who save in specific ways. There are several types...

It’s not too late to qualify for a tax deduction that could save you more than $1,000 on your 2012 tax bill. All you need to do is...

Recently, I reviewed the investment options available in a mid-size 401k plan. It was the usual fare: mostly high expense ratio, actively...

There are some great ideas in this article by Joe Udo. Steve =================================== Last week, the Employee Benefit Research...

This is an excellent article by Daniel Solin in which he talks about how the guessing about what the short term future of the market is...

An interesting and practical article from Rick Kahler. Steve ======================= For residents of places like the Black Hills, where...

‘Achilles’ Heel’ of the current regulatory system is ‘the public’s belief that all professionals providing investment advice place their...

I think that Larry Swedroe always does a great job making complex ideas more simple.  He has done this again in compiling this list....

By Weston Wellington It took nearly 4½ years, but the cumulative wealth of an S&P 500 strategy with dividends reinvested finally reached...

An interesting article by Weston Wellington of DFA 2012: The Year It Didn’t Happen Judging by the headlines in the financial press,...

This is a very interesting post by Brad Steiman of DFA Not long ago, fatigued investors were feeling the cumulative weight of two severe...