Investing

Winter’s Cold Weather Offers Investment Opportunity

During the last few days, we’ve experienced arctic chills with roughly half the country covered in snow. There...

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Vanguard Fund Follows Stocks with Dividend Yield

VIG, a low-expense-ratio Vanguard ETF, tracks the performance of an index that measures the investment return of common...

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China Offers Enticing International Investing Prospects

A prospective client asked me which parts of the world I thought were the best in terms of...

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How Google’s Branching out Could Harm Core Investors

Google made headlines with news that it’s spending more than $1 billion to lease an old NASA hangar...

Why the Nasdaq Stock Index is Nearing Dotcom-Era Highs

Back in the 1990s, the technology-dominated Nasdaq was best known for minting millionaires. Today, the Nasdaq is the...

ObamaCare Supporter Thinks You’re Stupid

MIT Economics Professor Jonathan Gruber has been called the “architect” of ObamaCare for his role in helping create...

How to Own the S&P 500 in The Cheapest Way

The diversity of investment offerings from Vanguard, a low-expense-ratio exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider, is showcased in this week’s...

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How the Coming Changes to China’s Market will Affect the World

One trend I’ve noticed during the past several months is the lack of international stock exposure in most...

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When the Federal Reserve will Decide to Make Its Next Move

As I examine global market conditions, it’s always wise to remember the stock market is a forward-looking creature....

How You Could Utilize Vanguard’s Low-Expense-Ratio Bond Fund

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) is a bond fund that also ranks as one of Vanguard’s largest...