Don't Follow The Crowd Into The Wrong Index Funds
#InvestingCurrently, the most popular index funds in the United States are “currency hedged” ETFs. In this article, I explain what they are. And I try to…
Why The World's Fastest Growing Economy Could Be The World's Worst Investment
#InvestingEverybody knows that China is the world’s fastest growing economy. What you might not know, is that investing in its stock market could be a…
Can Your Investments Earn Strong Returns With Almost No Risk?
#InvestingCan Your Investments Earn Strong Returns With Almost No Risk? I answer “yes” to that question. Listen to the Podcast at MoneyTreePodcast.com [http://moneytreepodcast.com/…
Why It Keeps Getting Tougher To Beat Index Funds
#InvestingInvestment writer and researcher, Larry Swedroe, has anew book [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00S9UKXN2/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&…
Why Canada's Mutual Fund Managers Could Simply Be Bummed
#Investing #AdvisorsCanada’s mutual fund managers could be depressed. And why wouldn’t they be? The money they manage gets throttled by index funds. Psychologically, how could…
An Index-Beating Strategy For Fearless Dividend Investors
#InvestingTwenty-five years ago,Michael O’Higgins [http://www.amazon.com/Beating-Revised-Updated-Michael-OHiggins/dp/0066620473/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top] began to write a book. The Miami-based…
Three Questions That Bruise The Small Cap Performance Myth
#InvestingMost of us believe that small stocks outperform large stocks. Studies agree. But were those studies correct? Perhaps not. Read the latest in my AssetBuilder column…
Are Index Fund Investors Simply Smarter?
#Investing #MindsetWe hear a lot about the low costs of index funds. Sure, they outperform most actively managed funds. As a result, many people assume that those…
Why Vanguard's Balanced Index Fund Could Be An Investor's Panacea
#InvestingYou’re sitting at a fancy new restaurant. The ambience is perfect. “Your taste buds will tango,” says the celebrated chef. The back of the menu…
Canadians: Three Good Investment Books You've Probably Never Heard Of
#InvestingIn 1973, three years before Vanguard created its first index fund, Burton Malkiel wrote the classic book,A Random Walk Down Wall Street. It ruffled plenty…