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Steve Martin
Sep 3, 20121 min read
Financial ‘train wreck’ looms
John Bogle is the founder of the Vanguard Group, one of the nation’s largest mutual fund complexes. He created the Vanguard 500 Index...
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Steve Martin
Sep 1, 20121 min read
Life Insurance – You Probably Need It
Jeff Rose, a fellow financial planner and blogger, has started another movement on his blog Good Financial Cents. Jeff is Insurance...
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Steve Martin
Aug 26, 20121 min read
Rick Kahler: Even Experts Can’t Successfully Time the Market | Financial Awakenings
Theoretically, timing the market could give you a huge payoff. At a recent conference I attended sponsored by Dimensional Fund Advisors,...
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Steve Martin
Aug 26, 20121 min read
Upton Sinclair’s Insight for Improving Your 401(k) Returns – YouTube
By Dan Solin – “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” Employers...
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Steve Martin
Aug 26, 20121 min read
Lessons from the Fallen
by Dennis Stearns, CFP®, ChFC Dennis Stearns, CFP®, ChFC, is president of Stearns Financial, a fee-only wealth management firm based in...
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Steve Martin
Aug 26, 20122 min read
Investment Pornography
Every once in a while a new word or phrase is coined that becomes accepted in the financial vernacular. With the rapid evolution of...
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Steve Martin
Aug 26, 20121 min read
`Investment Porn’ Panned by DFA Funds Preaching Fama’s Gospel – Bloomberg
March 27 (Bloomberg) — Weston Wellington looks out at his new recruits and warns them of one of the great evils of Wall Street:...
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Steve Martin
Aug 25, 20121 min read
Larry E. Swedroe
Larry E. Swedroe The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy Youll Ever Need: The Way Smart Money Preserves Wealth Today Buy On...
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Steve Martin
Aug 25, 20121 min read
What will stocks earn in the future?
(MoneyWatch) PIMCO founder Bill Gross’s recent missive about the death of stocks may have been off the mark in several areas, but he was...
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Steve Martin
Aug 25, 20121 min read
Jeremy Siegel isn’t right about stocks, either
Great food for investing thought by Larry Swedroe … Steve ========== We recently discussed the issues with Bill Gross’s article lamenting...
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Steve Martin
Aug 25, 20121 min read
The Expense Ratio Isn’t Everything
This is a great article from Frank Armstrong III, in Forbes. He explores all of the different types of costs of investing that you...
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Steve Martin
Aug 25, 20121 min read
3 Words You Won’t Hear From Your Broker
This are some thought-provoking words from Daniel Solin – one of my favorite bloggers. Bottom line – consider the advice you receive...
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Steve Martin
Aug 25, 20121 min read
Is 2 Percent the New Safe Retirement Withdrawal Rate?
When planning for retirement, it’s not just about how much you money you save up. One of the most important variables to consider is...
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Steve Martin
Aug 25, 20121 min read
Asset Allocation Models from Author Daniel Solin
Do you really know how to split your retirement savings up in the best way? Chances are probably not. Trying to figure out the best asset...
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Steve Martin
Aug 24, 20121 min read
Retirement Plan’s Deferral Rates Seen as Most Important Factor for Success
Even the most brilliant investment strategies don’t work if you’re not saving money! It is still the number one key to financial...
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Steve Martin
Aug 24, 20121 min read
What Successful People Do With The First Hour Of Their Work Day | Fast Company
How much does the first hour of every day matter? As it turns out, a lot. It can be the hour you see everything clearly, get one real...
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Steve Martin
Aug 23, 20122 min read
John Bogle’s 10 Rules of Investing
Interesting thoughts from a great investor. Steve ================================ “The Clash of the Cultures: Investment vs....
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Steve Martin
Aug 21, 20121 min read
9 Questions About Money to Answer With Your Spouse
I recently had a conversation with my wife where I told her that an event was going to be held next Friday. We left the conversation, and...
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Steve Martin
Aug 21, 20121 min read
On average, how much of my stock portfolio should be in international stocks? | Financial Questions
Russ Thornton Level 12 You’re likely to get several different perspectives on this, Ian, but I believe that international stocks provide...
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Steve Martin
Aug 21, 20121 min read
How to Cultivate a More Meaningful To Do List
To do lists are vital to ensuring that we have a way to keep tabs on all of the “stuff” we’ve got going on in our lives. One of the...
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