Warren Buffett once described his investment style as “benign neglect bordering on sloth.” The Berkshire Hathaway CEO was making a sly point that investors should...
David Snowball, PhD
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Microcap Funds
The prospect of shrinking inflation, interest rate cuts and a soft economic landing in 2024 is good news for stocks, especially microcaps, which have market...
When a Fund Is Closed
One of the better stock funds for today’s volatile markets is the T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund (PRWCX). But: It has been closed to...
Dry Powder
If you own a stock mutual fund, you expect it to be fully invested, not sitting in cash or cash equivalents such as short-term US...
Learn From the Money Experts’ Mistakes
With a bear market and an economy teetering on recession, any money missteps you make now tend to be amplified. To avoid the mistakes that...
The Safe Choice for Investors in 2022
As fast-growing behemoths such as Netflix, Tesla and Meta Platforms (the parent company of Facebook) falter this year, it’s time to start thinking small. Small-cap...
Great Actively Managed Funds to Invest In Now
If you are fed up with the high fees and mediocre performance of your mutual funds, you’re not alone. Over the past decade, investors have...
6 Supercharged Investments
Even Warren Buffett is exasperated by the search for income in today’s low-rate world. “Fixed-income investors…face a bleak future,” he admitted in a recent annual...
Simplify Your Portfolio with One, Two or Three Funds
Instead of cramming your investment portfolio full of funds, consider consolidating.