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. One is Burton Malkiel, Princeton professor and author the investing classic A Random Walk Down… Continue reading →

“Jeopardy James” Holzhauer finally lost on Monday, June 3 2019, ending his 32-game winning streak just $58,484 shy of Ken Jennings’ all time money prize record. He took home $2.4 million in any case, losing the “Jeopardy” throne to a 27-year-old Chicago librarian, Emma Boettcher. In the end, Holzhauer lost because Boettcher managed to outplay… Continue reading →

Every year, billionaire investment icon Warren Buffett auctions off lunch with him to anyone willing to write a big check to charity. Last June, someone paid an astounding $3.3 million for the privilege of having lunch with him. Imagine sitting with an investing icon for a whole hour, him open to any investing question you… Continue reading →

Unexpected money is great, like finding a crisp $20 in a coat pocket or when an older relative snail-mails you a check because it’s Christmas and they have no idea what to get you. Windfalls on the lower end of the range can be easy spending. Who doesn’t want to splurge on fancy coffee or… Continue reading →

Yes, you read that right. You could be getting a 16% return on your money right now, and it’s not that hard to do. As Mark Cuban, the “Shark Tank” star, billionaire entrepreneur, and NBA franchise owner explains, just pay off your debts. Americans carry an enormous amount of personal debt. The personal finance site… Continue reading →

The history of the most common American retirement plan — the workplace 401(k) — is long, but the essential idea is simple. Save money today and lower your current income taxes. Put in pre-tax money while you are working and take money out later, and pay the income taxes when you take money out in… Continue reading →

The recent loss of investing giant and Vanguard founder, John Bogle, got us to thinking about the many books he wrote and which ones meant the most to us. Here are our top 3 favorites to help inspire you to learn more about the market, investing, and the incredible impact that John Bogle had on… Continue reading →

There are plenty of buzzwords in the investing world, few of them more debated than the idea of active vs. passive investing. Passive doesn’t not necessarily mean “do nothing.” After all, doing nothing would mean not investing at all! Rather, we advocate for a thoughtfully structured portfolio process. Our mantra at Rebalance is “portfolio indexing,”… Continue reading →

My partner, Mitch Tuchman, wrote a lovely tribute to the late John Bogle for MarketWatch. It captures Bogle’s essential goodness and the mission that drove him his entire life: helping everyday people retire with more by dramatically lowering the cost of investing. Please read this brief appreciation of Bogle’s life. We remain indebted to Bogle’s… Continue reading →