Attempting to BEAT the market is destructive behavior. More money has been lost due to this elusive pursuit. “Know Thyself” is one of the ancient Delphic aphorisms inscribed on the Temple ofRead More…
We don’t invest our money to lose it. Most of us know going in that markets can be surly and volatile, but we buy the stock or the bond or the fundRead More…
If you’ve read about core and satellite investing, then you may have some familiarity with this well-known approach: The core holding of your portfolio is a big, cheap ETF that tracks aRead More…
A short while back, a very large active mutual fund management firm (one that has earned the respect they deserve) had declared the active-passive debate to be dead, and that “each approachRead More…
After deciding that passive investing may be a more superior approach for you than active management, one of the most important decisions you can make is how to initially establish an assetRead More…
The Constituent List of the S&P 500 is a Who’s Who of American business. To be added to the S&P 500, a company must be U.S. based and it must have aRead More…
If there was some formula that would almost ensure that your financial goals would be achieved, would you follow it? We wish we could say there is such a thing, but ifRead More…
Passive Make is a philosophy that embraces critical foundational investment theories that most individual investors would be well to adopt. Risk management, diversification, low investment costs, tax efficiency and taming bad investorRead More…
Timing a bit off? That’s a big club you’re in. Seems like everyone else’s is, too. One of the basic precepts of successful investing is to let time do the heavy lifting.Read More…
Retirement is a big decision. Actually, it’s a series of decisions that travels the timeline of your adult life, from your first job to your last breath! It’s a big question: CanRead More…