Should you invest in the market or pay down debt? Everyone has different circumstances, but there are some common variables to examine, including: Expected return on investments Interest rates on debts Tax benefits associated with your debt Tax benefits associated...
This is the second installment in a series of questions I asked other financial bloggers (listed alphabetically). You can see responses to the first question here. What issue in the world of finance isn’t getting enough attention? Barry Ritholtz, The...
For more than three decades we’ve experienced an incredible bull market in bonds, but the current interest rate environment makes it unreasonable to expect similar returns going forward. Low returns in any asset class have a funny way of leading to bad investment...
The ability to communicate ideas succinctly is a great skill because clarity of writing usually follows clarity of thought. I’ve always been a fan of George Orwell’s six rules of writing: Never use a metaphor, simile or other figure of...
I recently compiled a list for Forbes of 10 books that could make you a better investor in 2017. The goal was to include titles that were useful to different levels of investors, but also were in line with my core investment values. You can click over to the...
