Last Week’s Alarm Bells Are Serious

Attention: Warning and/or serious information getty Last week, the S&P 500 produced multiple warning signs of a coming selloff. Was it what the Federal Reserve said? Likely, not. The breadth and depth of the indicators make them significant and serious. The backdrop Last week’s actions don’t stand alone. A negative backdrop has been forming since…

A Guide For Using The SEC IAPD Website

Finding a financial adviser is easier with the right resources. getty Good financial advisers can develop a suitable investing strategy and plan for their clients, given the client’s time horizon, risk tolerance, and personal preferences. Some investors, however, may feel that finding a good adviser can be as challenging as investing itself. Fortunately, the Securities…

How To Invest With Veteran Vanguard Portfolio Manager John Neff’s Contrarian Screening Strategy

. In this article I cover the strategy that focuses on firms following the Neff strategy. Inspired by John Neff, who served as portfolio manager of the Vanguard Windsor Fund from 1964 until his retirement in 1995, the Neff value investing approach uses a stringent contrarian viewpoint. Neff perennially found undervalued, out-of-favor stocks in the bargain…

Investing In The Language Of Life

Last week, I shared a post translating the whole of financial planning into the language of life, suggesting that all the jargon, products, pitches, services, and strategies can be beneficially simplified into a four-quadrant approach that imputes more meaning into our money management: Live – Provide a predictable source of income to ensure provision in…

Economy Still Can’t Catch A Break

Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, shakes hands with Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel prior … [+] their bilateral meeting during the third EU-CELAC summit that brings together leaders of the EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, Pool) Copyright 2023 The Associated…