Great fund managers need flexibility to perform in down markets. Getty Most mutual funds are required to be almost fully invested all of the time so there is not much their managers can do when the market hits an air pocket. I don’t tie my managers down like this. Tony Mitchell, my top tech manager, recently took advantage
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Vietnam has a smart strategy to stop China from taking over the entire South China Sea, teaming up with a power Beijing cannot afford to antagonize these days: Russia. China considers the South China Sea its own sea, and it has been doing whatever it takes to advance this mission. Like the building of artificial islands,
Don’t despair. Times like these are often when the best investors make their best buys. Getty The best time to buy stocks is when they are down for reasons that have little to do with the company. This is one of those times. When lots of big orders to sell hit the market stock prices can
Guest Contributor, Alex Murguia, Ph.D., CEO of Retirement Researcher As mentioned in our last entry, we started the Retirement Income Style Awareness™ (the RISA™) investigation to identify what potential retirement income strategies align best with your style. In our Facebook group, Retirement Researcher Basecamp, we receive many questions from our members along the lines of:
How the SECURE Act 2019 might change your Estate Planning. Getty The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019, which passed the House in a 417-3 vote and will now likely pass the Senate by unanimous consent, will probably change your estate planning. Under the previous rules, we could ‘stretch’ IRA