Back to the Investment Basics – The Price You Pay Matters

Stock pricing can be both remarkably efficient in aggregate, as well as wildly unpredictable from one moment to the next.
Back to the Investment Basics – Our Marvelous Markets

As part of our Investment Basics Series, we are looking at where stock market returns really come from and why that matters.
Back to the Investment Basics – First Save, Then Invest

Obviously, before you can invest, you have to save. But knowing this is true does not always make it easy to do.
Back to the Investment Basics – Remembering Summers Past

Recency bias leads us to believe that this summer has been overloaded with more major events than in previous years.
Single Stock ETFs – The Worst of Both Worlds?

When it comes to single-stock ETFs, it can actually turn into a case of the wrong thing done for the wrong reason.
Ingenuity and the Investor

The benefits of ingenuity and innovation are widely dispersed throughout the economy, often in unpredictable ways.
Market Timing Traps and Temptations

The markets had a fairly dramatic turnaround this July, even as national and global headlines remained relatively bleak.
The Cost of Trying to Time the Market

Being out of the market for even a short time can have profound effects. Missing strong returns can drastically impact overall performance.
Does (Fill in the Blank) Belong in My Portfolio?

Financial innovation provides investors with many new investment options, but how do you know if an asset is a good fit for your portfolio?
What Happens When You Fail at Market Timing

There is no proven way of market timing, whether it be targeting the best days or moving to the sidelines to avoid the worst.