Microcap Funds
Mutual Funds & ETFs

Microcap Funds

David Snowball, PhD | March 6, 2024

...small portion of your portfolio—they can be volatile—and take a long-term perspective. Funds to consider now… Aegis Value (AVALX). Manager Scott Barbee takes an old-fashioned, deep-value approach. The fund is...

Atherosclerosis Self-Care with Diet and Exercise
Heart

Atherosclerosis Self-Care with Diet and Exercise

Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen | January 23, 2024

...benefit can be attributed to dry beans, such as navy or pinto, rather than green beans. • Scott Grundy, MD, director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University...

How to Get Better Results from Customer Service Agents
Consumer Technology

How to Get Better Results from Customer Service Agents

Scott M. Broetzmann | September 7, 2023

...trying to resolve problems such as defective products, lousy service or unexpected charges. What’s more, about half reported getting nothing for all their efforts. Scott M. Broetzmann, president and CEO...

Medical Gaslighting
Diseases & Conditions

Medical Gaslighting

Karen Lutfey Spencer, PhD | July 1, 2023

...says behavioral health-care expert Karen Lutfey Spencer, PhD. But there can be grave consequences when real symptoms are brushed aside—it may delay a correct diagnosis, force you to endure unnecessary...

Is an Annuity a Bad Idea in Today’s Economy?
Personal Finances

Is an Annuity a Bad Idea in Today’s Economy?

Scott Witt | February 8, 2023

Annuities can provide steady, reliable income during retirement, but in today’s high-inflation environment, it may not make sense to annuitize your money. What you should know… Two kinds of annuities....

Is the 60-40 Portfolio Dead?
Personal Finances

Is the 60-40 Portfolio Dead?

Scott Ladner | August 3, 2022

For decades, an allocation of 60% stocks and 40% bonds was a winning strategy that provided strong annual returns with ample protection in volatile markets. The 60-40 plan was easy...

The Safe Choice for Investors in 2022
Investing

The Safe Choice for Investors in 2022

David Snowball, PhD | July 17, 2022

...is the daredevil of the small-cap-value category. It is a high-wire act that has produced huge ups and downs but also excellent long-term returns. Manager Scott Barbee invests in about...

What We Learned From GameStop
Investing

What We Learned From GameStop

Spencer Jakab | June 3, 2022

...simply buying and holding stocks. But are these really the morals we should be drawing from this story? Bottom Line Personal asked The Wall Street Journal editor Spencer Jakab, author...

Please Don’t Let the Music Die
Common Threads

Please Don’t Let the Music Die

Sarah Hiner | May 5, 2022

...with neighborhood kids and our young nieces and nephews where the kids danced to old-time songs such as Scott Joplin’s “Maple Leaf Rag,” Christmas songs and Disney classics. When they...

Spot a Treasure In Your Pocket Change
Investing

Spot a Treasure In Your Pocket Change

Scott A. Travers | February 13, 2022

...find one of these among your coins, send a picture to Scott Travers at travers@usgoldexpert.com—he spent one of these coins in Times Square several years ago and is still waiting...

Natural Breakthroughs in Breast Cancer Prevention
Diseases & Conditions

Natural Breakthroughs in Breast Cancer Prevention

Tara Scott, MD | November 1, 2021

The statistics are well-known but still shocking: Every year, more than 330,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer, and more than 43,000 die from it. Those frightening numbers are a...

Are Financial Markets Safe?
Investing

Are Financial Markets Safe?

July 15, 2021

...portfolios where you don’t have to worry about the tax consequence of capital gains and losses.  Scott B. Tiras, CPA, CFP, is president of Tiras Wealth Management, a financial advisory...

The Pandemic is Pushing Up Life Insurance Premiums

The Pandemic is Pushing Up Life Insurance Premiums

Scott Witt | October 7, 2020

The pandemic is taking a toll on the life insurance market in ways that are pushing up premiums on policies and making it harder to get or keep certain types...

Lifelong Learning and Earning at 50+
Aging for Beginners

Lifelong Learning and Earning at 50+

Adriane Berg | September 22, 2020

...us on our adventure into Sir Walter Scott, Jane Austen, Joseph Conrad, Henry James and D.H. Lawrence. We are no longer “afraid of Virginia Woolf.” To the English novel, we...

Coffee Master’s Guide to the Perfect Gear for an Amazing Cup

Coffee Master’s Guide to the Perfect Gear for an Amazing Cup

Alexandra LittleJohn | August 25, 2020

...or just want a great coffee table book, read anything by veteran roaster and coffee consultant Scott Rao—The Professional Barista’s Handbook: An Expert’s Guide to Preparing Espresso, Coffee, and Tea…Everything...