New York Times

Your Investing Behavior Costs You Plenty

02.01.2010

Investor behavior matters a lot. In fact, it probably matters more than skill. To understand why this is true, first you need to understand one fundamental concept: Investment returns and investor returns are almost always different. [Read more...]

Wall Street Journal

VOICES: Carl Richards, On Helping Clients Navigate Uncertainty

01.27.2010

So much of what we do is intangible. We deal with the unknown all the time, and that means we need to assume things in order to make decisions. But one of the biggest mistakes we’ve made as a profession is developing a false sense of precision. [Read more...]

Morningstar

Technical Support vs. Ongoing Advice: The Role of the Financial Advisor

01.25.2010

I was involved in a great conversation with a New York Times reporter that started out being about WHEN someone needs a financial advisor (using the term generically) and then moved to HOW to pay them?

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New York Times

For Financial Advice, Arriving at the Right Dosage

01.15.2010

Most everyone needs financial advice. The big question is how much. There are tens of thousands of advisers out there, with varying levels of expertise, who charge varying fees for their services. And professional advice doesn’t guarantee good returns. [Read more...]