In 2014, the country witnessed the historic appointment of Janet Yellen as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. She became the first woman to take the helm of the world’s most influential central bank.¹ She…
Everyone loves a winner. If an investment is successful, most people naturally want to stick with it. But is that the best approach? It may sound counter intuitive, but it may be possible to have too much of a good…
Looking at their recent track records doesn’t do much to settle the debate. As you can see from the chart below, during the past 10 years, growth stocks came out on top six times and value investing four times. Investing…
The growth of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has been explosive. In 1998, there were only 29; at the end of 2017, there were over 1,800 investing in a wide range of stocks, bonds, and other securities and instruments.¹ At first glance, ETFs…
“If the current annual inflation rate is only 2.2%, why do my bills seem like they’re 10% higher than last year?” Many of us ask ourselves that question, and it illustrates the importance of understanding how inflation is reported and how…
