The Next Bull Market (21 Mar 2006) We are already in it, but you can't see it. It doesn't look like the one we had in '99. Like the magician who has you watching what he wants you to and with the other hand he is doing something else that is what is happening in the stock market today. The magician is the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq or the S&P500 Index. These have John Q. Public mesmerized.
How (NOT) to Buy Mutual Funds (21 Mar 2006) When it comes to mutual funds, there is a lot more to success than just finding a good one. Sad investment stories like the following are all too common. I hope my sharing it with you will help you a...
How to Maximize Your 401k Mutual Fund Returns (21 Mar 2006) When it comes to 401k's there is an overabundance of sad stories. Here is one that at least has a happy ending—and it's getting happier all the time. Last year (in 2002) a friend of mine—let's call h...
How to Evaluate Load vs. No Load Mutual Funds (21 Mar 2006) If you have been dealing with mutual funds for any length of time, you undoubtedly have faced the question of which is better: Load Funds or No Load Funds. If you are new to investing, "load" simply ...
How to Find Value in No Load Mutual Fund Investing (21 Mar 2006) What are you thinking when it comes to your no load mutual fund selections? Are you saving pennies and sacrificing dollars? Are you spending your time looking at expense ratios, analyzing Morningstar...
How to Pay Less and Get More: Discount Broker vs Professional (21 Mar 2006) How do you invest? What do you really pay? At the end of the day, what are your real results? These are questions smart investors should be asking themselves (but usually don't). In this era of more ...
How We Eluded The Bear Of 2000 (21 Mar 2006) The date October 13, 2000 will forever be embedded in my mind. It was the day after our mutual fund trend tracking indicator had broken its long-term trend line and I sold 100% of my clients' investe...
Lifestyle Funds Provide Greater Security? (21 Mar 2006) With the stock market stubbornly refusing to settle down and smooth out, Wall Street has been scrambling to come up with "product" they can sell to gun shy investors. One such new concept is the Lif...
No Load Mutual Funds: Investment Hype vs. Investment Help (21 Mar 2006) With the internet such a huge part of our daily lives, many investors have access to a wide range of instant investment information. Whether you're into stocks, bonds, mutual funds, futures or option...
