Scott Puritz

Scott Puritz

Scott Puritz is a Managing Director at Rebalance and a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. He holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and is a nationally recognized retirement investing expert, with references in the New York Times, Forbes, CBS, PBS, NPR, and the Wall Street Journal. He recently testified before the U.S Senate on proposed rules designed to make retirement investing safer. Scott sits on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Outward Bound School, where he is Chair of the Investment Committee, which oversees this organization’s $20+ million endowment.

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Trump Moving To Delay Rule That Protects Workers From Bad Financial Advice

NPR Reporting On The Fight To Make Retirement Investing Safer

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Chris Arnold is a reporter with NPR who has a knack for explaining the complexities of investing in simple, plain English. In the ongoing fight for greater consumer protections, NPR produced a segment that highlights the intricacies of the fiduciary rule, and… Continue reading →

 
Retirement saving for freelancers and contractors

Retirement Planning – Freelancers Have A Secret Weapon, The Solo 401(K)

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An amazing 40 percent of American workers will be classified as freelancers by 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Once the province of recent graduates and those “in between” jobs, the wave of the future seems to be… Continue reading →

 

All the Ways You Can Mess Up Your 401(k)

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Workplace retirement plans get a lot of bad press, primarily small company plans loaded with high fees. But, truth be told, 401(k)s have been a boon to millions of Americans with access to them. In total, 55 million savers held… Continue reading →

 
Burt Malkiel on which investment do best over time

Rebalance Featured On PBS Finance Show Wealthtrack

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Consuelo Mack is a long time fan of Professor Burton Malkiel and Dr. Charles Ellis. In fact, she had both of them on her show several times.  So naturally, she was intrigued when Burt and Charley joined the Rebalance team and took… Continue reading →

 
Your 401(k) costs you far too much money

It’s Your Money, Take It With You, Dammit!

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One thing not to forget when you leave a job: your 401(k)! Scott Puritz spoke to Rodney Brooks at The Washington Post about the best practice of taking your retirement savings with you when you switch jobs. Continue reading →

 

Rebalance wins the Schwab Pacesetter IMPACT Award™

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Every year, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and a panel of independent judges – all leaders in financial services – recognize firms that have made the greatest impact on the financial industry. Rebalance was awarded the prestigious Pacesetter award for… Continue reading →

 
Burt Malkiel on which investment do best over time

Rebalance Featured On PBS Finance Show Wealthtrack

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Consuelo Mack is a long time fan of Professor Burton Malkiel and Dr. Charles Ellis. In fact, she had both of them on her show several times.  So naturally, she was intrigued when Burt and Charley joined the Rebalance team and took… Continue reading →

 

Meeting Index Fund Creator John Bogle

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Rebalance Managing Director Scott Puritz joined legendary Vanguard founder John Bogle, and other industry leaders, in the continued fight against unfair investment practices at the recent launch of the groundbreaking initiative ‘Campaign for Investors.’ This week, I had the distinct… Continue reading →

 

What’s New? Even Lower Investing Costs For Our Clients

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The late, great John Bogle put it best, and simplest, when he said, “Fees matter.” We take those words seriously at Rebalance. We should, since several members of our all-star Investment Committee are longtime colleagues of the Vanguard Group founder.… Continue reading →

 
    

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