by Libby Balke | ETFs, Index Funds, Political Opinion
Ever since Congress and the President signed off on a two month extension of the so-called Sequester – the round of across the board, completely subjective cuts legislators agreed upon during the debt ceiling negotiation of 2011 – I’ve been hemming...
by Libby Balke | ETFs, Index Funds
They always say, “The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.” Well, I’ll like to meet whoever “they” are and ask them a few questions. Back in May, I decided to fire my financial planner and search for a new one. I was hoping...
by Steven Stanich | ETFs, Investing, Mutual Funds
With a huge diversity of investing instruments out there, it’s hard to know exactly where to put your money. Mutual funds are the good old standby and something that we’ve been taught to invest in over the years, especially inside of our 401(k)s and IRAs. In recent...
by Shailesh Kumar | ETFs, Investing
Shortly after Schwab started offering transaction fee free trading in it’s proprietary line of Exchange Traded Funds, Fidelity has now rolled out free trading in iShares ETFs to its retail and advisor accounts. For an ETF investor, these appear to be a great...
by Miranda | ETFs, Investing, Mutual Funds, Stocks
Many of us think of investing as something that we do now, so that it pays off later. Often much later — at retirement. However, there are those who make a regular living, or supplement a main source of income off of their investments. This practice is called...
