19 Questions You Should Ask Your (Prospective) Financial Advisor
Are you trying to decide who to hire as your new financial advisor or wondering if the one you have is acting in your best interests? With so many opinions and convincing sales pitches out there, it can feel like an impossible task.
Do You Have an Investment Philosophy You Can Stick With?
David Booth, Founder of Dimensional Funds, said that “the most important thing about an investment philosophy is that you have one you can stick with.”
Approaching Retirement? Avoid These 5 Common Pitfalls
While retirement is often depicted as relaxing and carefree, the reality is that the financial uncertainty of leaving behind a steady salary can lead to high levels of anxiety.
What do March Madness, Monkeys, and Mutual Fund Managers Have in Common?
Two of my favorite things in the world are basketball and investing. While watching March Madness, I couldn’t help but think of some parallels to the world of investing.
Asset Location – An Overlooked, but Effective Tax Strategy
Asset location can help you significantly increase your after-tax retirement income, without saving more, retiring later, or trying to “beat the market”.
Portfolio over $1M? You’re Probably Paying Your Financial Advisor Too Much
For decades the status quo in the financial advisory world has been to charge clients around 1% of assets under management. This fee arrangement has many advantages. Unfortunately, most of those advantages are enjoyed by the advisors, not the clients.
5 Productive Things to Do During a Stock Market Correction
Stock market corrections are never comfortable. Unfortunately, they’re also not very rare either. In fact, the market has historically averaged a dip of about 14% at some point during each year.
Why You Need to Know Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA)
Would you like to know how winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics invest? Look no further than Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA). DFA has been implementing the great ideas in academic finance since it was founded in 1981.
What is a Fee-Only Financial Advisor?
Over the last few years, there has been a lot of talk about what it means to be a fee-only financial advisor and a fiduciary.
How Often Should You Check Your Investments?
Many investors feel an almost compulsive need to check their account values on a regular basis, sometimes daily or even multiple times a day. This is a recipe for disaster.