This article explains why a Kobe Bryant autograph is not only a fine collector’s item, but can also be viewed as a valuable future investment that will only add up over time. Kobe has been on top of the NBA for the past few seasons. He has won 5 NBA championships, multiple MVP awards, scoring … Read more
Jack Dreyfuss was born on August 28, 1913, in Montgomery, Alabama. Dreyfus was an American financial wizard, and founder of the highly successful Dreyfus Fund. Dreyfus was one of the most successful investors in the 1950s and 1960s. He is credited with introducing a large number of Americans to the stock market by creating the … Read more
Investing in mutual funds is a great way to diversify your portfolio and grow your wealth over time. Mutual funds are professionally managed investments that pool money from many investors and invest it in a variety of stocks, bonds, and other securities. By investing in a mutual fund, you can benefit from the expertise of … Read more
We often see mutual funds as the all-inclusive solution to our investment plan. Many times, we either ask our friends, colleagues, neighbors, or even our brokers to give us some ideas. Or, we pick the best performing mutual fund over the past 3 years, and then hope to earn the returns we want. Whichever method … Read more
A 529 plan is a way to save money for college that can net you some tax breaks. Many people are worried about investing because of the recent volatility in the market. If you already have a 529 plan, you may be concerned about your balance falling with the market. You may take this time … Read more
Life insurance is an underutilized, but potentially versatile and highly efficient investment vehicle. It is useful not only for wealthy families. Only an individual or family with a net worth of $1 million or less is financially able to finance an offshore, irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) that provides a variable high-yield life insurance benefit, … Read more
Investing in mutual funds can be a great way to diversify your portfolio and maximize your returns. However, there are both pros and cons to investing in mutual funds that you should consider before making any decisions. In this article, we will discuss the pros and cons of investing in mutual funds so that you … Read more
There is no dearth of financial calculators on the internet and sometimes novice investors get baffled by the number of calculator links that come up for a simple search query like ‘goal sip calculator’ or ‘goal calculator’. How then can one choose a calculator that will accurately provide answers to what the investor was looking … Read more
Investors typically use performance benchmarks such as the Sharpe ratio or Sortino ratio to rank mutual funds, ETFs and index trackers. However, these general performance benchmarks have many drawbacks and can often be very misleading. The Omega Ratio overcomes these shortcomings and provides a more sophisticated method of ranking investments. The Sharpe ratio originated in … Read more
Landing a job with a hedge fund is the goal of many recent college graduates and young financial professionals. Like investment banking jobs with Goldman Sachs or consulting positions with Bain or McKinsey, jobs with top hedge funds like Citadel in Chicago or Farallon in San Francisco are highly coveted. Some of the brightest financial … Read more
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