HAHN: What Kenny Rogers can teach us about investing
His signature song, “The Gambler,” contains sage advice for investors.
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KIM: More skin in game may have prevented Lehman Brothers’ collapse
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has stated that “misaligned incentives contributed greatly to the financial crisis.”
HAHN: Adjust your saving, spending to narrow retirement gap
I think boarding a train is an apt metaphor for retirement. We leave the comfort and confines of the known and step willingly unto an unknown future with many possible destinations.
KIM: Purdue revolutionizing college finance with Back a Boiler
If the Purdue degree is valuable and leads to a well-paying job, Purdue and the student both benefit. If not, Purdue absorbs some or even all the financial pain.
HAHN: Closed-end fund might warrant a place in your portfolio
Closed-end funds are often actively managed, tend to have a narrow investment focus, use illiquid or thinly traded investments, and are structured to provide income.
KIM: Wynn Resorts debacle highlights risk of imperial CEO
You can bet if there are narcissistic tendencies locked inside a lucky founder/CEO, fortune, fame and power will set them free.
HAHN: Savvy students, families pick colleges with eyes wide open
Funding a college education is an investment and, as with any investment, there should be a positive return.
KIM: Will unfriended Facebook ‘de-FAANG’ the stock market?
the FAANGs have become “one-decision stocks”—stocks you should buy, no matter how expensive, and hold forever.
HAHN: Finding the sweet spot for claiming Social Security
Even though Congress eliminated some Social Security planning strategies, maximizing lifetime Social Security benefits still can be tricky.
KIM: ‘Action bias’ harmful to soccer goalkeepers and investors
Not only are humans highly emotional and lacking in self-control, they are influenced by all sorts of biases and supposedly irrelevant factors.
HAHN: Target-date funds are not a cookie-cutter investment
Many investors just pick a fund, or use the 401(k) default, and hope for the best. Understanding the terminology and approach of target-date funds will help minimize investment surprises.
KIM: Buffett says ‘short-termism’ harmful to economy and investors
A shrinking-but-still-significant population of public companies provides quarterly “guidance” to analysts, which is essentially management’s own estimate of future earnings.
HAHN: Socially responsible investing evolves, gains converts
Today, investors are increasingly interested in aligning their investment strategy with their values. While this is not a new style, it is growing in popularity.
KIM: ‘Secret’ to stunning philanthropic gifts hiding in plain sight
“Salt-of-the-earth” people of modest means can still manage to amass multimillion-dollar estates, through discipline and the miracle of compounded interest.
COAN: How government debt influences your retirement
The national debt is climbing with no end in sight. Government debt currently tops $21 trillion.
SKARBECK: A rational approach works, but investing whims lurk
Investing is simple, but it’s not easy.
INVESTING: Stocks typically struggle during midterm election years
There is a “presidential cycle” for stocks, a pattern coinciding with various years of a presidency.
SKARBECK: To become sharp investor, learn from the masters
A great way to improve your skills in any craft is to analyze the methods of other successful people in the field.
MICKEY KIM: Value and process key for Kentucky Derby, stock picks
Referring to picking stocks, Warren Buffett famously said, “Price is what you pay; value is what you get.” As it turns out, the same can be said for betting the Derby.
SKARBECK: Vectren deal is a huge winner for its shareholders
A tip of the cap to the board and management of Evansville-based Vectren on the sale of the company to Houston-based CenterPoint Energy.