WynnSights Blog

Grim Reaper: PODs Dispense Quick Cash Upon Your Untimely Passing

Hugh F. Wynn

Jun 9, 20224 min read

Grim Reaper: PODs Dispense Quick Cash Upon Your Untimely Passing

POD money is not part of the probate process so it allows beneficiaries quick access to to cash that can help them pay for funeral expenses.

Life's Complicated Enough. Keep Investing Simple.

Hugh F. Wynn

Apr 7, 20224 min read

Life's Complicated Enough. Keep Investing Simple.

According to many great minds, high-browed sophistication and complexity does not beat simplicity when it comes to investing.

The Bogle Behind My Long-Term Investment Strategy

Hugh F. Wynn

Mar 31, 20224 min read

The Bogle Behind My Long-Term Investment Strategy

In these trying times, I feel compelled to revisit the rules I follow in my never-ending pursuit of a better investment plan.

When the Market is in Turmoil, Remember This, Too, Shall Pass

Hugh F. Wynn

Jan 27, 20222 min read

When the Market is in Turmoil, Remember This, Too, Shall Pass

Volatility may very well be the watch word for the early months of 2022. Market uncertainty, unpredictability, instability. VOLATILITY.

Ommmm: The Search for Financial Peace of Mind

Hugh F. Wynn

Jan 20, 20224 min read

Ommmm: The Search for Financial Peace of Mind

Why do we make things so complicated when evaluating - and making - investments?

Get-Rich-Quick Investing Dominated 2021 - Will 2022 Follow Suit?

Hugh F. Wynn

Jan 14, 20223 min read

Get-Rich-Quick Investing Dominated 2021 - Will 2022 Follow Suit?

If ever there was a year…in a series of years…that offered puzzling choices to investors, it was 2021.

Resolution 2022: How to Declutter Your Investments this Year

Hugh F. Wynn

Dec 31, 20214 min read

Resolution 2022: How to Declutter Your Investments this Year

New Year’s resolution: Take a hard look at your increasingly complex investments and simplify things.

The Boomer Retirement Boom: Can They Afford Their Golden Years?

Hugh F. Wynn

Nov 11, 20215 min read

The Boomer Retirement Boom: Can They Afford Their Golden Years?

Can Baby Boomers afford 25-35 years (or more) of retirement, or will their Golden Years slowly lose their luster?

Hugh F. Wynn

Sep 30, 20213 min read

7 Investing Tips I Learned the Hard Way

Newbie investors learn through personal experiences – both good and bad. Here are seven investing tips learned the hard way.

How to Make Sure Your Castle Finds a Good Home Post-Mortem

Hugh F. Wynn

Sep 2, 20214 min read

How to Make Sure Your Castle Finds a Good Home Post-Mortem

How do you handle estate planning for your castle without placing undue burden on your heirs?

FICO: Three Digits That Have a Powerful Hold on Your Life

Hugh F. Wynn

Aug 19, 20214 min read

FICO: Three Digits That Have a Powerful Hold on Your Life

What the heck is a FICO score and why does it have so much sway over your ability to buy furniture, a car, a home, and so on?

Trading vs. Investing: Which is More Likely to Reap Rewards?

Hugh F. Wynn

Aug 12, 20213 min read

Trading vs. Investing: Which is More Likely to Reap Rewards?

These are two very different approaches to making money in the stock and bond markets - essentially trading versus investing.

Hugh F. Wynn

Jul 22, 20214 min read

The Secret to My (Investing) Success

My PDQ Principles of Investing (Patience, Diversification and Quality) revolve around the concept of simplicity.

Emergency Funds and the (Almost) Risk-Free I Bond

Hugh F. Wynn

Jun 17, 20215 min read

Emergency Funds and the (Almost) Risk-Free I Bond

Your Rainy Day - or emergency fund - needs to be liquid, but it doesn't have to be shoved under the mattress.

Fractional Shares: Bite-Sized Investments with Benefits

Hugh F. Wynn

Apr 1, 20213 min read

Fractional Shares: Bite-Sized Investments with Benefits

I am always happy to hear from young investors who, when money starts burning a hole in their pocket, are looking for ways to invest it...

#TradingSpaces: Has Robinhood Lost its Luster?

Hugh F. Wynn

Mar 11, 20213 min read

#TradingSpaces: Has Robinhood Lost its Luster?

In this week's #TradingSpaces I opine on one of the best known - perhaps, infamous - online trading platforms. Robinhood has attracted...

Hugh F. Wynn

Nov 26, 20205 min read

November Q&A: Real World WynnSights

Check out this new post on the WynnSights blog, a personal investment blog based on blogger Hugh Wynn's fervent belief that investing should

Pandemic Day Trading is not all Glitz, Glamour and Easy Money

Hugh F. Wynn

Oct 1, 20203 min read

Pandemic Day Trading is not all Glitz, Glamour and Easy Money

The volatile pandemic stock market has drawn new day traders into its seductive embrace by the millions.

Trying to Beat the Market is Futile - and Fleeting

Hugh F. Wynn

Sep 24, 20204 min read

Trying to Beat the Market is Futile - and Fleeting

By investing in index funds you surrender your quest to be on top of the market, knowledge-wise.

The Pandemic has Millennials on Financial Pins 'n Needles

Hugh F. Wynn

Sep 17, 20204 min read

The Pandemic has Millennials on Financial Pins 'n Needles

It’s a fair statement to suggest that younger people – Millennials – have suffered some particularly catastrophic economic hardships.

Dare to be Average and You'll Come Out on Top

Hugh F. Wynn

Sep 10, 20204 min read

Dare to be Average and You'll Come Out on Top

Investors – particularly young, inexperienced investors – tend to believe that they can “beat the stock market."