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“The world creates new, different and better jobs that require a whole lot less onerous, brutish reality than the agricultural worker in 1900 had to…

FINANCIAL TOOL Capitalization-Weighted Index A market index tracks a subset of the total stock market, based on its pre-defined parameters. The most popular indexes for…

NEWS What Happened Last Week Investor sentiment has turned bearish in the past few weeks, indicating 40%+ investors expect a bear market at some point in the next…

“A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he…

FINANCIAL TOOL Alpha When considering the use of an actively-managed portfolio, like a mutual fund or ETF, the alpha becomes an important consideration.   Alpha…

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not…