Market timing

Yogi Berra passed away this September at the age of 90. Yogi was a Major League Baseball player and manager who won 13 World Series rings during his Hall of […]

On August 18, U.S. stocks posted the first of what turned out to be six straight days of declines. That week, the S&P 500 Index dropped nearly 12%. While U.S. […]

Stocks in the U.S. have marched higher for more than six years now, making this one of the longest “bull markets” in history.

We examined all new market highs over the past 50 years to evaluate how the S&P 500 Index performed after reaching a new record.

Once again, data from USA TODAY and online portfolio tracker SigFig shows active traders dramatically underperform those with a buy-and-hold approach.

Everyone knows interest rates have nowhere to go but up. It is only logical to avoid the inevitable “bond crash” by selling now, right? Not so fast.

Successful long-term investing is a function of persistence and patience, not timing. A well-diversified portfolio can withstand market cycles and deliver solid, long-term returns without subjecting the investor to […]

Buy low, sell high.  At least, that’s the theory.  While the U.S. stock market has climbed 15% in 2012, investors have collectively withdrawn $60 billion from stock mutual funds.  Just […]

While the conventional wisdom suggests a “don’t just sit there, do something” approach to investing, nothing could be further from the truth.   New data from USA TODAY and online portfolio […]

Q: With the recent news that one of the world’s highest-profile bond managers eliminated his fund’s exposure to U.S. Treasury bonds, should we be selling our Treasuries, too? […]

After accurately predicting the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, Robert Rodriguez and Peter Schiff quickly came to be viewed as investment gurus who could provide shelter from the storm. […]

Research by M.I.T. instructor, Mark Kritzman, revealed that even with higher gross returns, actively managed mutual funds and hedge funds, net of all expenses—fees, trading costs and taxes—leave less in […]