Tax-Gain Harvesting with Bonds
Tax-loss harvesting is a very common tax strategy in which you sell a holding when its value is less than…
Investing Blog Roundup: 20 Years of the “4{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540} Rule”
The retirement planning concept of “safe withdrawal rates” (and the accompanying “4{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540} rule” concept) can be traced back to an…
When to Tax-Gain Harvest Your Bonds
Last week’s article about tax-gain harvesting with bonds drew quite a bit of correspondence from readers. (To recap, the general idea…
When Switching to ETFs from Mutual Funds Makes Sense – ETF Trends
ETF TrendsWhen Switching to ETFs from Mutual Funds Makes SenseETF TrendsMichael Kitces, a CFP professional and director of planning research…
Equity mutual funds outperformed Nifty by 10 per cent since 1997: Rating Agency – Economic Times
NDTVEquity mutual funds outperformed Nifty by 10 per cent since 1997: Rating AgencyEconomic Times"Equity funds in the past 17.5 years…
Cerulli: Ignorance about mutual funds widespread in Asia – LifeHealthPro
LifeHealthProCerulli: Ignorance about mutual funds widespread in AsiaLifeHealthProForty-three percent of mass retail investors aren't investing in mutual funds because they…
3 Best Performing Mutual Funds of 2014 – Zacks.com
euronews3 Best Performing Mutual Funds of 2014Zacks.comMeanwhile, stock funds witnessed net outflows of $6.7 billion. However, stock mutual funds saw…
The US recovery looks sustainable this time
Next week will see the sixth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers. No single financial event in the post-war…
No hard landing yet in China
© STR/AFP/Getty Images China’s economic rebalancing has been the main downside risk to global economic activity in 2014, and will…
Labour under-utilisation in America
Much of the attention at the last policy meeting at the Federal Reserve was focused on the FOMC’s indication that…
It’s Draghi versus Weidmann on ECB QE
© CARLO HERMANN/AFP/Getty Images Last week’s press conference by ECB President Mario Draghi left the markets disappointed and somewhat perplexed…
Australian Core CPI Sluggish in October
Consumer inflation, as reported by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) this morning, seems to have held steady at 0.6{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540}…
US Durable Goods Orders Reported with Mixed Results
The publication of the durable goods orders reports from the United States earlier this afternoon revealed a mixed sentiment regarding…
Prelim CPI in Germany Sees Zero Growth
The preliminary reading on the consumer price index (CPI) in Germany this morning revealed utter stagnation. The reading was expected…
Advance US GDP Supports Growth Prospects
Thursday release of Advance GDP in the United States underscored a plausible increase in the nation’s economic growth. As an…
British Consumers Increasingly Pessimistic
A survey conducted of roughly 2,000 British citizens asking them to rate their views on the state of the economy…
Japanese Unemployment Falls 0.2{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540} in October
A surprise indicator from the Japanese economy this morning revealed an employment sector growing modestly through the autumn months. Expectations…
Swiss KOF Barometer in Decline
This morning’s publication of Switzerland’s KOF Economic Barometer revealed an economic outlook that has dipped somewhat since last month’s reading.…