The Investment Revolution of 2003
When President George W. Bush muscled the Jobs and Growth Act of 2003 through Congress,
Couch Potato Investing
Examining What’s Offered
Who gets what? That’s the key question in any investment transaction. So let’s examine the
The Economics of the Fidelity 401(k) Brokerage Window
In July a reader asked if I ate my own cooking. He wanted to know
The Bigger Scoreboard: Implied Wealth
“Scott, that column really depressed me,” a doctor friend told me shortly after the first
The Disadvantage of Variable Annuities, in Dollars
A recent column on variable annuities provoked the predictable torrent of hate mail from those
In Praise of Inflation and Higher Interest Rates
May I recruit you, dear reader? Your job is to be a Block Captain in
Building the Universal Couch Potato Portfolio
It’s not easy being a Couch Potato. As we’ve just seen from a reader in
How To Be a Couch Potato at Fido
A recent article showed the year to date returns on Couch Potato portfolios with Vanguard
Adventure Capitalist
This book is a page-turner. It deserves to be number one on your summer reading
Fees Lower Returns. Period.
“… I could only agree with your yardsticks of 1, 2, and 3% (for management
The Investment Equivalent of Working at Wal-Mart
Today’s cosmic question: What’s the best investment a retired person can make these days? Answer: