The Active Ingredient
"In the past year or two, we’ve seen the introduction of 80 actively managed ETFs," writes Russell Wild, the author of ETFs for Dummies. "But they have not exactly...
Greater Yield through Closed-End Funds?
There’s no free-gyro lunch in Greek sovereign bonds, and there’s no free-lunch in closed-end funds either, warns this guest columnist.
An Interest Rate Menagerie
As an advisor, I’m trying to delicately balance the advice of both Malkiel and Bernstein by squeezing out a bit of extra yield—just a bit—without taking undue risk.
Don’t Let Your Politics Shoot You in the Financial Foot
If you intend to be rational about investing, separate politics from portfolio, writes fee-only advisor and author (and political news junkie) Russell Wild.
Craig Israelsen’s Seven Percent Solution
Think your clients need $1.25 million to retire comfortably? In a new book, advisor Craig Israelsen argues that they can live even better on less than $750,000.
