Many people who want to diversify into precious metals buy something that isn’t real gold. Unfortunately, not only do these alternatives fall short in the benefits they offer when compared to physical gold, but they also come with added risk.
If you’ve researched options for your hard-earned retirement savings, you may have come across a type of investment called stable value funds. They have a lot of appeal! Combining money-market stability with bond-like returns, they seem to offer quite a bit. Let’s dive into the fine print…
Financial planners and investment advisors often recommend diversifying with inflation-resistant assets — but which is ideal? Let’s dig in…
Today we take a deep dive into the complex topic of investment diversification. There’s one major investment you very likely own, and it has some significant shortcomings you may not be aware of…
The market bubble is finally unwinding – but based on the bizarre nature of recent events, we’re still far from safe ground. Today we investigate what smart people do when the world around them seems out of touch with reality…
The most popular rule-of-thumb investing strategy, the 60/40 portfolio, is failing miserably – here’s why naïve asset allocation isn’t always a sure thing, no matter what the Wall Street pros say…
I’ve written about the meme stock craze before. You’d think, between the 90% collapse of the NFT marketplace, a Federal Reserve determined to cool the economy and a 30% plunge in home sales, that meme stock maniacs would’ve given up. Wouldn’t you?
Today’s unsettled economic situation leaves many scrambling for investments that can provide some stability. One option we hear promoted quite a bit among stock boosters: dividend stocks. Unfortunately, there are some things they won’t tell you…
Market optimists persist in the belief that everything is fine. Pessimists can make a solid case the opposite is true. Today, we ask, what if both sides are making a mistake?
As unlikely as it may sound, the Federal Reserve might actually be the institution that finally returns the stock market from its fantasy world where historic overvaluations will last forever to cold, hard reality…
