The importance of a good fund manager in a bear market
Investing is not about hearing which stock to buy nor heeding rash advice to sell. The majority of investors pay little attention to the rigorous science of building and managing a portfolio...
The tenacity of long-term investors
Just as none of us expected 9/11 or U.S. corporate fraud (remember Enron, Arthur Anderson, or WorldCom?), the world was taken by surprise by the unprecedented sub-prime lending crisis of '07/'08. The risk management policies of various...
Initially offered only by life insurers, segregated (seg for short) funds are professionally managed investment funds holding pooled investments similar to mutual funds...
Inflation can decimate your retirement's lifestyle
Some people are asking, “Will we see double-digit inflation?” Have you noticed the price of bread lately? It's as high as three to five dollars a loaf. When inflation is lower, or at least not rising, purchasing power increases as does market optimism...