Feb 22, 2016

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Are you one of the 95% of gold owners not making any money. National gold expert Nick Grovich of American Rare Coin and Bullion (national headquarters is in Carefree, AZ) joins the A-team to review key questions asked at the recent Retirement...

Feb 19, 2016

On Mastering Money today...Steve and Sinclair review a T. Rowe Price documented study of retiree income withdrawal rates from 2000 to 2010, using a '55-45' stock-bond portfolio--find out which of four retirees--each with $500,000 dollars and a slightly different approach-- ended up with the best chance of NOT running...

Feb 18, 2016

Over the past year, the S&P 500 index has fallen approximately 11%, even though many of its constituents are sporting pretty lofty dividends. Many companies also continue to buy back their stock. But until recently when the shorts have been squeezed, there hasn’t been enough motivation to tempt investors into some of...

Feb 17, 2016

Suddenly, the future just ain’t what it used to be for Smart Beta funds. By now, you’ve probably heard of “smart beta” mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. Some academic studies using back-tests suggest that, yes, these new-age portfolios—in which stocks are weighted by rules or “factors” other than...

Feb 16, 2016

The Fed raised interest rates back in December--so are you wondering why your money market account isn't paying more? Steve and Sinclair investigate why recent yields are unchanged from the levels of Dec. 15 at 13 of the 20 largest share classes of “prime” money funds for individuals, according to Crane Data LLC,...