Index Fund Advisors - Podcast

We have been warned of the stock market’s coming apocalypse unleashed by retiring baby boomers selling their equities to fund their retirements.

Jason Zweig, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, offers his opinion on how humans are not hardwired to be good investors.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket. This common sense advice is a warning to diversify, or else you may watch all your eggs…or savings…break.

This bull market has been making a lot of people confident, but a bear market can come at any point. It may start tomorrow.

Here at IFA, we are constantly driving home the message of risk being the source of returns.

Mark Hebner summarizes the market's performance during the second quarter of 2014.

Florida. In a state where so many come to retire, you’d hope they at least have a handle on their own state’s pension plan.

Why would someone take the risk of bungee jumping? Because to those who take the plunge, the risk is worth the reward of the adrenaline rush.

By urging investors to also consider the concept of risk exposure, Markowitz changed the way people invest.

Apple, Microsoft, Exxon…Great companies valued in the billions upon billions. But do these titans of business make great investments?

Active investors lose. They lose consistently. If one were to describe their analytical techniques, it could be summed up in one word: Speculative.

When an investor is deciding whom to entrust with their future, what is the first thing they look at?

The conventional management approaches revolve around attempting to identify mispriced stocks and forecasting. It's time to be unconventional.

With all the ups and downs of the market, why not just stuff your money away in a piggy bank?

When your active manager invests you in a certain asset class, it seems reasonable they will be putting your money where they said they would.