Q: I read an article saying that California’s public-employee pension fund is considering replacing its actively managed investments with...

Earlier this year, we saw the results of financial predictions for 2012 and that most didn’t come true. However, there was one prediction...

Mutual fund expenses may be making you poorer. Investing in actively-managed mutual funds that charge high fees can lower your standard...

(MoneyWatch) Investors seem to be obsessed with investing in growth strategies, whether it’s investing in companies with faster growth of...

MoneyWatch Earlier this year, we saw the results of financial predictions for 2012 and that most didn’t come true. However, there was one...

MoneyWatch We often hear criticism from the financial media and some professional advisors about the use of “bond ladders.” For example,...

MoneyWatch) Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh and Mike Staunton are well known for their research on stock market returns. Their 2002 book,...

(MoneyWatch) Just a few years ago, during the height of the U.S. financial crisis, I was getting questions from lots of people wondering...

This is an interesting article from MoneyWatch and Larry Swedroe with some great lessons incorporated into it. Steve ——————————————————...

(MoneyWatch) Among the requirements for achieving your financial goals are: The knowledge needed to develop an investment plan; integrate...

This is a great article from Larry Swedroe about the benefits of a strategy that involves investing in Value Stocks.  It does a good job...

(MoneyWatch) Small-cap growth stocks have been euphemistically called “the black hole of investing.” The reason is that they have...

(MoneyWatch) Financial Advisor magazine highlights a report admonishing advisors who thought diversification would save their clients’...

(MoneyWatch) The argument is pretty simple: Emerging markets are among the most likely to be inefficient, so that’s where active fund...

(MoneyWatch) The argument is pretty simple: Emerging markets are among the most likely to be inefficient, so that’s where active fund...

(MoneyWatch) The quest to find the best money managers leads many investors to look for those with the best research staffs. Two such...

More than a century has passed since Louis Bachelier, in his Ph.D. thesis at the Sorbonne in 1900, wrote: “Past, present, and even...

(MoneyWatch) Active fund managers are always coming up with excuses for why they can’t beat index funds. In recent years, their excuse...

(MoneyWatch) We often hear criticism from the financial media and some professional advisors about the use of “bond ladders.” For...

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