Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet By Jason Zweig | Aug 26, 2016 11:46 am ET “Too much of a good thing,” said Mae West, “can be wonderful.” Too much of a good thing might also make investors wonder. Over the past year, $310 billion has fled actively managed funds run by people who try (and often fail) to pick the best stocks and bonds. Meanwhile, $409...
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Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet By Jason Zweig | Aug. 12, 2016 12:44 pm ET In investing as in life, popularity has its price. Investors in preferred stocks may learn that lesson before long. With stocks hitting record highs in lockstep this week and bonds providing income you can’t find without a microscope, preferred stocks have been one of the...
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Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet By Jason Zweig | Aug. 19, 2016 12:10 pm ET More than 1,900 exchange-traded funds offer almost every investing strategy you could think of — and many that might occur to you only if you were drunk. Maybe the manic innovation needs to stop, and the fund industry should go back to basics. ETFs are diversified funds that...
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Jason Zweig | July 29, 2016 11:29 am ET Image credit: “Jenga tower standing on one tile,” by Guma89, Wikimedia Commons My column this weekend looks at overconcentration of company stock in 401(k) plans. One recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing offers an unusually granular glimpse into how much risk some employees take with...
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Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet By Jason Zweig | July 29, 2016 11:05 am ET Among investors, familiarity doesn’t breed contempt; it breeds comfort. And that can be dangerous. Consider how employees save for retirement. Your salary already depends on the health of the company you work for. So putting part of your retirement money into your company’s stock...
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