Index Funds Overtake Active Funds In Major Milestone
A 48-year-old major milestone has been reached: in 2023, mutual and exchange traded index funds in the United States overtook their actively managed counterparts. Index Funds Overtake Active Funds In Major Milestone by Miriam Rozen, January 31, 2024 By a margin of $8 billion, the investment industry reached a 48-years-in-the-making milestone at the end of 2023: Passive… Continue reading
All Money-Market Funds Have the Same Yield, Right? Not Even Close
Uncover the hidden disparities in money-market funds’ returns and the impact of selecting the right fund amidst changing market conditions and fee structures, as explored by Derek Horstmeyer in this Wall Street Journal article. All Money-Market Funds Have the Same Yield, Right? Not Even Close by Derek Horstmeyer, February 2, 2024 Money-market mutual funds… Continue reading
If You Hate Investment Risk, High Interest Rates Are Great. With a Catch.
New York Times columnist Jeff Sommer makes a case that investors who play it too safe with their market portfolios may end up feeling sorry. By Jeff Sommer, December 8, 2023 “All investments involve taking on risk.” That’s a standard Securities and Exchange Commission warning. Be careful. But be aware that unless you take on… Continue reading
Your Money Needs to Go on a Vacation
According to the Wall Street Journal, it is important for American investors to avoid “home-country bias.” If foreign markets are ignored, returns could be crimped and volatility increased. Read this compelling article below. Your Money Needs to Go on a Vacation By ignoring foreign markets, American savers could crimp future returns and face more volatility… Continue reading
Professor Burton Malkiel — Our Giant
by Scott PuritzTenacity, unwavering faith and an intelligence rooted in academia. All descriptors of one man, who held a steadfast conviction about the best way to invest and kept his philosophies and ideas afloat for over a decade, when others publicly called these ideas “garbage.” Who is this man? Professor Burton G. Malkiel, the father of index… Continue reading
Letter to a Young Crypto Enthusiast (or the Merely Curious)
While Rebalance does not consider cryptocurrencies to be a credible investment asset class, it is useful to keep abreast of investing trends. New York Times columnist Ron Leiber does a terrific job of explaining the cryptocurrency landscape. Letter to a Young Crypto Enthusiast (or the Merely Curious) An ever-growing number of young people, males in… Continue reading
What Investors Should Know About Money-Market Funds and CDs
Investors should consider using cash-equivalent investments, such as money market funds or CDs, to make sure that your idle cash is generating attractive short-term gains. Source: The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2023. What Investors Should Know About Money-Market Funds and CDs Investors are turning to these cash-equivalent investments, some of which are yielding 5%… Continue reading
The 60-40 Investment Strategy Is Back After Tanking Last Year
With the perspective of time, the calls for the death of the 60%/40% investment strategy came too soon. The click-bait articles of 2022 did not deter the Rebalance long-term investors. Source: The Wall Street Journal April 12, 2023. The 60-40 Investment Strategy Is Back After Tanking Last Year The recovery has emboldened investors who didn’t… Continue reading
The Market Usually Rises After the Midterms. Will This Time Be Different?
Elections are here. As the midterm elections approach, investors frequently ask about the linkage between electoral politics and the movement of stock prices. As Jeff Sommer points out in one his recent New York Times columns, history carries weight even if this time “feels different.” Source: The Market Usually Rises After the Midterms.… Continue reading