It's fair to say that adding up your health, auto, homeowner's, life, and business insurance costs (to name just a few) can lead to a massive...
Volatility has certainly defined the markets in the early weeks of 2014. But rather than lock in losses by running to the sidelines,...
As readers of my Permanent Wealth Investor know, alternative money management firms are some of my favorite securities for investors to...
Each January, we hear a chorus of pundits making predictions about where the markets will go in the 12 months ahead. The number and volume level...
With the exceptional, unpredictable year that was 2013, we have a one-time opportunity to "mine" its insights... and make even more ...
Large, successful investors have the same goals as smaller ones: raking in big profits.
But these "rich guys" often have more at stake...
We hear it all the time, this notion that professional traders at top-tier Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and HSBC have...
I recently received a call from "Russ," a client of mine. He was wondering why the investments he holds at my money management firm have gone up...
There are a number of reasons "options selling" is so popular right now. The biggest one, of course, is the money.
You can generate a...
It's interesting that an investor in the "communist" Peoples' Republic of China can make millions tax-free... while investors in the...
My favorite kind of money does three things.
First, it grows. And it keeps growing every single year - by double...
Portfolio diversification is one of the most widely advocated concepts in investing. Almost all financial planners recommend it.
But it's...
If I offered you an investment that pays 3.5% a year, and one that pays 12% a year, which one would you choose?
All else being equal,...
It certainly seems as though the political gamesmanship that rules Washington, D.C., also rules the markets. But this isn't really the...
According to the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), the best - and perhaps only - way to outperform the market over time is...
In my early career, I was fortunate to do well financially while working at Goldman Sachs. I also made the decision to live below my means, and...
From the Editor: We disregard conventional asset allocation models, because we make much more money by focusing our investments. All...
When the Fed's "no taper" surprise sent stocks soaring to new all-time highs, it also sent bond yields plunging and bond prices soaring, as...
Unless you own a home in each of America's 20 biggest cities - or you're an economist - a 12.4% increase in the S&P/Case-Shiller Index...
Financial planners like to put you in one of two camps:
The "growth camp," which they say is right for younger investors, and the...
