Following stellar performance in 2019 and a promising start to 2020, U.S. stocks fell into correction territory today (down 10% from previous high) on Coronavirus (COVID-19) fears. Year-to-date, the S&P 500 has declined approximately 7% after beginning the year up…
The inaugural conference collaboration between Ritholtz Wealth Management and Inside ETFs was nothing short of a blazing success. With 700+ attendees and a sold-out Scottsdale, Arizona resort (yes, it was hot – thus, the blazing reference), the confab was an…
You can’t control the markets, but you can control investment costs… Source: Vanguard Learn more about the role of investment costs and several other ETF topics in my full Q&A with Vanguard.
Every year around this time, my wife and I take our two daughters to the local pumpkin patch in search of a few future jack-o’-lanterns. Our first stop is always the Louisburg Cider Mill, where you’ll find the best apple…
With mutual fund and ETF fees continuing to fall (and zero fee funds now available), the spotlight is shifting towards financial advisor compensation. Tim Buckley, CEO of Vanguard presented to 250 Vanguard investors last night. I was there. One of…
“The number one problem in today’s generation and economy is the lack of financial literacy.” – Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve Chairman Ten years ago this month, the country was mired in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression….
A recent memo from billionaire investor Howard Marks seemed to rekindle debate over active and passive investment management or, more specifically, how both should be defined. Howard (correctly) observed the increasingly blurring line between active and passive: “Each deviation from…
I am certainly no wine connoisseur, but I like to think I know my way around reds enough to be dangerous. Recently, my wife and I took some time off with friends and ventured to Napa Valley, home to one…
There isn’t much we can say with certainty when it comes to investing. Nobody knows what stocks will do tomorrow, let alone a year from now. Same with interest rates, inflation, or any other factor that might move the markets. …
I recently came across one of the more shocking charts I have seen in quite a while. FlowingData compiled figures from the Bureau of Labor’s 2016 Consumer Expenditure Survey on how different income groups spend their hard-earned money. They then…
Dow ends wild day down 1,175 points, largest point drop in history – USA Today, February 5th Dow plunges more than 1,000 points on specter of higher interest rates – Washington Post, February 8th LIVE tonight at 7p ET: Tune…
“To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect. ” -Oscar Wilde Understanding the difference between a prediction and the probability of a particular outcome occurring is an important distinction for successful investors. Anyone, regardless of their specific knowledge or…
