Mutual Funds
The effect of speculation on financial security
Invest, don’t speculate. We have made that admonition more than a few times over the years and it is usually followed with information or insights on investing. But today, we want to talk about speculation and more importantly, what effect speculation has on one’s financial security. “Invest, don’t speculate” is a simple mantra yet…
Read MoreWhat will the market do now?
With two one-day declines of 1,000+ points in the Dow Jones Industrial Average recently, the media is full of people asking and answering the question, “What will the market do now?” It is an intriguing question, but for true investors, it is not a question that requires an accurate answer. What will the market do…
Read MoreHow to prepare for the next financial storm
With hurricane Irma in the rear-view mirror, it is once again clear there is value in being prepared for rough times. And since we’ve experienced hurricanes many times before, we know what to expect and how to prepare. A week before the storm, we start to pay close attention to the “cone of uncertainty”…
Read MoreWhy many investment managers deliver poor results
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC Again Named an Elite Firm by the Financial Times: We are pleased to share that for the second straight year, the Financial Times has named Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC as one of America’s top 300 independent Registered Investment Advisor firms. We take pride in the quality of our team and find…
Read MoreAre ETFs any good?
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) receive a lot of coverage from the press covering markets but are ETFs any good? Making News… We frequently produce Q&A columns for Florida Today, Investopedia and MarketWatch, a personal finance website of the Wall Street Journal, as well as pieces for Financial Advisor magazine and others. Here is a sampling from the last three months. Lump sum pension or…
Read MoreWhy Many Mutual Fund Investors Get Poor Results
The personal finance media likes to celebrate people who have beaten the market – precisely because so few manage the feat. There is little mystery as to why this happens. No one can buy anything unless there is a seller on the other side of the transaction. All buys are matched with sells but because…
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