by Dave Hoshour | Sep 26, 2014 | Blog-Investments
This is not a trivial bit of industry information. Bill Gross has run not only by far the largest bond fund on the planet, but he is founder and CEO of PIMCO, which he built into a company that is the behemoth of the bond market, the largest and most widely respected...
by Dave Hoshour | Aug 19, 2014 | Blog-Investments
Israelis, 0.2% of the world population have won 22% of all Nobel Prizes. Israel leads the world in business startups. Here are two items worth reading that talk about recent Israeli inventions. The first is a short article on The 10 Most Innovative Israeli Companies....
by Dave Hoshour | Jun 26, 2014 | Blog-Investments
Vanguard has a study out giving information on “How America Saves.” It only has data for the Vanguard plans but that is a fairly large sample, albeit obviously influenced by Vanguard products and policies. Data is for 2013 and was published in 2014. Here...
by Dave Hoshour | Jun 25, 2014 | Blog-Investments
According to a recent survey, 85% of 401(k) plan participants are confused about their investment options. Because of that, participants guess, go strictly off recent performance, put a little in every option, ask another nonprofessional like a coworker or spouse, or...
by Dave Hoshour | Apr 18, 2014 | Blog-Investments
You may know that I despise credit cards because of how much debt (read: bondage) they suck people into. However, for those that are disciplined, they can be a financially good deal. How about a card that pays you hundreds of dollars a year in cash? See the Nerd...