Employers Also Chase Mutual Fund Performance
Employers, not just employees, tend to chase investment returns and pick funds for retirement plans based on what has done well recently, a new analysis finds.
View ArticleThe Appeal of Investments That Cost More and Return Less
Wealthy people are still putting their money in hedge funds, even though they're expensive and don't often offer big returns.
View ArticleThe Big Lesson of 2012: Earn Your Returns
In a new video feature called "Ask the Sketch Guy," Carl Richards explains how hard we need to work to stick with an investment strategy when the world seems shaky.
View ArticleKnow Your Investment
Bucks readers discuss their own experiences in investing in exchange-traded funds.
View ArticleThe Question You Should Be Asking About the Stock Market
Most people worry about whether to buy more or sell out when the stock market gets hot. Carl Richards reframes the question.
View ArticleDeciding Whether to Dip a Toe in the Market
Bucks readers discuss their investing strategy and their views about the stock market.
View ArticleBeware of Investments Promoted as ‘Just Like a C.D.’
The answer to the double whammy of investment losses in 2008-9 and low interest rates now on savings accounts is not some dubious new product.
View ArticleMarket Milestones Can Lead to False Assumptions
When the stock market hits new highs or lows, investors often question whether they should be making changes to their original investment plan.
View ArticleThe New Rules for Reporting Stock Sales
Bucks readers discuss their experience with a new rule that requires their brokerage firms to report to the I.R.S. the price they paid for certain taxable investments.
View ArticleA Financial Self-Defense Guide for Older Americans
A financial planning group offers recommendations for avoiding fraud and abuse.
View ArticleThe Perils of Investing in What You Know
It may be tempting to "invest in what you know," but Carl Richards explains why that isn't necessarily the best strategy for average investors.
View ArticleIn Soccer and Investing, Bias Is Toward Action
Carl Richards discusses the similarities between soccer goalkeepers and investors: both favor making some sort of move, when, in most cases, doing nothing at all would be the wiser decision.
View ArticleChallenge What You Think You Know
We tend to look for information that confirms what we already believe, both in life and in investing. That's why we should expose ourselves to different viewpoints.
View ArticleThe Only Investing Pattern That Matters Is Behavioral
If you're looking for a pattern in the stock market, you're likely to find one. But investors would do better if they focused on their own behavioral patterns.
View ArticleAvoiding the Easy Trap of Buying High
Carl Richards asks investors to remember their feelings during the last stock market downturn so that they buy too many stock investments now, when the market is on the rise.
View ArticleWhat You Don’t Know About Your Portfolio May Help You
The benefits of ignoring the daily moves of the stock market.
View ArticleMarket Forecasting Isn’t Like the Weather
Attempting to forecast the market's behavior is still a fool's game, explains Carl Richards.
View ArticleHow Is Your Bond Portfolio Allocated?
This week's Your Money column addresses the big sell-off in the bond market, in which a fear of rising interest rates has caused investors to dump their funds.
View ArticleInvestment Plans and Forecasts Don’t Mix
Instead of relying on forecasts to dictate our financial decisions, Carl Richards suggests focusing on investing basics.
View ArticleDeciding Whether to Dip a Toe in the Market
Bucks readers discuss their investing strategy and their views about the stock market.
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