(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...

(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...