During the course of a recent dinner party, I met someone who was asking what ‘hot stock market tips’ I could offer him. I was confused; didn’t he just get done telling us about how he couldn’t afford his  2 weeks in Provence and his new Ducati?  It didn’t add up; I knew what he did for…

This morning I woke up with an insane headache. Full frontal attack. I was still tired and thought, well, I’ll tough it out, maybe it’ll go away.  After, oh, 2 seconds, I gave up, got up, and stumbled to the bathroom. I grasped the familiar bottle of Advil and swallowed a couple. Went back to…

I know, I know.  We all had a ton of fun right out of college and with our first real (!) job. We signed up for the 401(k) without much thought. We likely only contributed the % that got us the company match, and then we didn’t think much about it. Life was happening, we were falling in…

Underestimate the impact of actively managed funds’ cost to your portfolio at your peril.

We are wary of the stock market and the real estate market, but there are still bubbles to pop out there.