Tag: financialadviser
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Opinion: How you feel about the market matters more than the stocks and bonds you like
[ad_1] Seventy-one years ago, Harry Markowitz revolutionized how individuals and institutions invest by drawing attention away from individual security selection and focusing it on portfolio construction more broadly. To Markowitz, which stock a portfolio held mattered far less than the mix of stocks, bonds and other broad asset classes. Moreover, long-term benefits could be gained…
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Lying about using and abusing money can be worse than the debt and losses
[ad_1] In the 2000 movie “Boiler Room,” a shady stockbroker scams a hapless investor into losing his life savings. Pressured by the broker, the investor keeps shoveling more money into worthless shares. All along, he keeps reassuring his wife that they will make a fortune as he sinks deeper into debt. In the end, his…
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These money and investing tips help your portfolio keep pace with the Fed
[ad_1] Don’t miss these top money and investing features: Sign up here to get MarketWatch’s best mutual funds and ETF stories emailed to you weekly! INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS Banning short selling of regional bank stocks won’t solve their problems Restricting bets against the troubled banking sector would be ineffective and costly. Read More Stocks are…
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‘Cry me a river, right?’: I sold our rental for $325,000. I want to invest the money. My wife wants to pay off our mortgage. Who’s right?
[ad_1] Dear Quentin, I have a “first-world” problem with a twist, and I could use your advice. I recently sold my rental townhouse for $325,000. It was already paid off without any encumbrances on the property. After paying the title transfer and capital-gains taxes of 15%, I have $309,000 in cash. Question 1: What should…