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Can Anyone Predict the Tariffs' Impact on the Stock Market?
It seems advisable to tread carefully before making buy or sell investment decisions based on the highly political current tariff chaos. It's time to evaluate your risk tolerance.

Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 175 min read
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Letter to the Editor: The Painful Parade of Zer000000es
Letter to the Wall Street Journal Editor about the painful parade of zeroes in our national debt.

Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 104 min read
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How to Become an Investor Series: Financial Planning 101
Creating a financial plan is crucial to securing one’s financial future. But even the most meticulously drawn plan can have gaps. Fill 'em!

Hugh F. Wynn
Feb 275 min read
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Hypothetical Henry Series: I'm Still Young, Why Invest?
Younsters who deposit money in a traditional bank account probably notice low to zero returns. You need to invest - it's never tooo early!

Hugh F. Wynn
Feb 77 min read
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Hypothetical Henry 2.0: Time to Get Serious About Investing
What better time to start preparing for retirement than when you get that first job…that first paycheck?

Hugh F. Wynn
Jan 175 min read
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Financial Gems for the Young and Young-at-Heart (aka Elders)
I launched Wynn$ights blog more than 5 years ago to impart the importance of saving and investing on young adults, but elders matter too!

Hugh F. Wynn
Nov 14, 20244 min read
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Many Investors (Surprisingly) Stay Put When Market Rates Fall
I’m of the opinion that many investors have simply shifted low-yielding bank savings account funds into money markets.

Hugh F. Wynn
Oct 10, 20244 min read
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Expert POV: Why so Many Investors Lose Out When They Chase Gains
If index funds are the closest to a sure thing in today's stock market, why do so many investors fall short?

Hugh F. Wynn
Sep 11, 20244 min read
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Treasury Bills: The Safest Investment in the World
In the midst of this roller coaster we call life, it's refreshing to encounter something that's a safe bet. Treasury bills fit that bill.

Hugh F. Wynn
May 30, 20243 min read
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How to Help Your Family Navigate Your Golden Years
If properly preplanned, your golden years, which often last two decades or more, can be just that…golden.

Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 25, 20248 min read
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Index Funds Shine Bright Despite Critics Throwing Shade
When the index fund made it debut almost a half-century ago, it wasn't welcomed with fanfare and open arms. It was a slow burn.

Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 11, 20247 min read
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2024: Good Vibes on the Home Sales Market Horizon
You can study, infer and predict all you want about home sales, but there's a 50/50 chance it'll be different tomorrow.

Hugh F. Wynn
Jan 4, 20243 min read
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Charlie Munger Thinks You Should Buy Index Funds and Sit on Your A**
Buffett has a 99-year-old-sidekick, Charlie Munger, his longtime business partner who shares a pragmatic investment philosophy.

Hugh F. Wynn
Nov 9, 20233 min read
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A Tale of the Obsessive Habit That Won't Come Back to Haunt You
Like the sound of the heartbeat in Edgar Allan Poe's "Tell-Tale Heart,"I won't stop repeating this mantra until everyone uncovers this truth

Hugh F. Wynn
Oct 26, 20233 min read
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Four Ways Small Investors Have it Better Than "Wall Street" Wizards
Small fish (investors) have four advantages over the Wall Street sharks that help them maximize investment performance in the long run.

Hugh F. Wynn
Aug 24, 20232 min read
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Target-Date Funds: A Major Player on the Investment Scene
Whenever I read negative Target-Date Fund (TDF) critiques, my initial response is to consider the motives of those critics.

Hugh F. Wynn
Aug 3, 20233 min read
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Compounding: The Good…the Bad…and the (Lovely) Rule of 72
Although a bit out of our control, longevity adds as much to the Amazing Power Of Compounding as do those funds being compounded.

Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 27, 20234 min read
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What New Investors Don’t “Know” Could Hurt Them
New investors learn best through personal experience – both good and bad. But it’s important to keep in mind the "DO NOTs" of investing.

Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 13, 20233 min read
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Are Index Fund Investors Smart, Lazy or Both?
In 2022, $12.5 trillion was invested in index mutual funds and ETFs. So why do folks tell me I lack confidence in my investments?

Hugh F. Wynn
Dec 15, 20223 min read
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Fortune Telling: Why Everyday Investors Need A Crystal Ball
The world out there is random – with too many variables at play – making it extremely difficult for investors to predict economic trends.

Hugh F. Wynn
Dec 1, 20225 min read
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Index Investing Can Avert a (Crypto) Series of Unfortunate Events
This FTX catastrophe will tarnish the crypto industry. However, there is a clear path to avoiding this fate in your own investing scenario.

Hugh F. Wynn
Nov 17, 20225 min read
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