Weekend Reading November 30, 2012
Hedge Funds Badly Beaten by S&P 500 Performance
As I write this, the S&P 500 is up 10.88% for the year. While not always the most efficient option, a low cost index fund or ETF will give you exposure to …
Monthly Archives: November 2012
What Is The Fiscal Cliff?
The end of the year is around the corner and every news organization is spreading the alarm as the ominous sounding fiscal cliff nears. Unfortunately, the explanations about the fiscal cliff provided by most news organizations are unsatisfactory and instead …
How to Get Deep Discounts On Gifts You Want This Holiday Season
Thanksgiving is in two days and bargain shoppers are going crazy because Black Friday is almost upon us.
I’ve always prided myself on being a savvy shopper, but waiting in lines for hours to save a few hundred dollars has …
Weekend Reading November 16, 2012
Fiscal Cliff Political Cartoon…From 1879
It looks like the fiscal cliff is not a modern worry. This political cartoon shows the nation plummeting over a fiscal cliff over of another age. In 1879, debate raged between the two parties about …
Independent Review of the Allianz MasterDex X Fixed Index Annuity with Simple Income III Rider
Today’s independent review of the Allianz MasterDex X Fixed Index Annuity with Simple Income III Rider should help investors decide whether this extremely popular fixed index annuity is right for them. Toward the bottom of this post you’ll find a …
Weekend Reading November 9, 2012
Another Blow To Active Mutual Funds
Another study on the alpha of active mutual funds has been conducted by Shaun Pfeiffer of Edinboro University and Harold Evensky of Texas Tech University reinforces the underperformance of active mutual funds. Their …
Have Difficulty Reading Websites? Use Readability
IF you have eye trouble like me, reading websites without glasses can be a pain. A while back I stumbled on this excellent little tool called Readability.
Readability is a service that allows you to save articles for reading later, …
5 Tips For A Successful Move To A New State
Retirement is a time when many people move to their ideal location. Some retirees might wish to move closer to their adult children, to live in a warmer climate, or to live in a state with lower taxes. No matter …