WynnSights Blog

Hugh F. Wynn

Dec 5, 20193 min read

The Case Against High-Fee Mutual Funds

22% of households that own mutual funds said the fees and expenses they pay “are not very important.”

The Answer to the Million-Dollar Question

Hugh F. Wynn

Nov 21, 20193 min read

The Answer to the Million-Dollar Question

By eliminating what I call Million-Dollar Habits, almost all of us will rediscover a few dollars we didn’t know we had.

Before You Get Rich You've Got to Master the Basics

Hugh F. Wynn

Nov 7, 20195 min read

Before You Get Rich You've Got to Master the Basics

You have to learn basic financial concepts before you build your nest egg to monumental proportions!

Start Saving in Your 20s and Retire a Millionaire

Hugh F. Wynn

Oct 31, 20193 min read

Start Saving in Your 20s and Retire a Millionaire

"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Fearsome 50-Somethings

Hugh F. Wynn

Oct 24, 20194 min read

"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Fearsome 50-Somethings

I now introduce the reasons that 50-somethings don't save and what it means for them

"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Fretful 40-Somethings

Hugh F. Wynn

Oct 17, 20193 min read

"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Fretful 40-Somethings

Our 40-something, seldom-if-ever savers are far behind schedule in the median savings category

"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Harried 30-Somethings

Hugh F. Wynn

Oct 10, 20192 min read

"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Harried 30-Somethings

Most 30-somethings – if college graduates – will still have an outstanding student loan, a spouse, and a starter home.

"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Roaring 20-Somethings

Hugh F. Wynn

Oct 3, 20195 min read

"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Roaring 20-Somethings

Unfortunately, because credit is plentiful most 20-somethings save very little by age 30.

Hugh F. Wynn

Sep 26, 20193 min read

The Scary Facts of Retirement Saving

The median retirement savings for most Americans in the decade preceding retirement (age 55-64), wallows in the neighborhood of $100,000.

Hugh F. Wynn

Sep 19, 20193 min read

Index Funds Rule the Roost (IMHO)

If you decide to invest in a broad market index fund, you’ve bought quality.

Diversification is the Key to Happy Investing

Hugh F. Wynn

Sep 12, 20194 min read

Diversification is the Key to Happy Investing

Diversification is the “D” in my PDQ Principles of investing.

Hugh F. Wynn

Sep 5, 20194 min read

Don’t Just do Something - Stand There!

Exercising patience is probably one of the least followed pieces of advice out there, particularly among new investors.

Hugh F. Wynn

Aug 29, 20193 min read

Time is Money

If not yet obvious to the youngest two generations, money will become integral to most of your major decisions in life.

Hugh F. Wynn

Aug 22, 20194 min read

Recession-Proof Your “Stuff”

How do we protect our assets from these dastardly recessions?

Grandparents Are Special: Setting up Grandkids for Success

Hugh F. Wynn

Aug 15, 20194 min read

Grandparents Are Special: Setting up Grandkids for Success

Want to know how to help youngsters earn a degree without accumulating huge debt?.

Hypothetical Henry: Compounding His Way to College

Hugh F. Wynn

Aug 8, 20194 min read

Hypothetical Henry: Compounding His Way to College

Parents and grandparents can build wealth for their kid or grandkid by investing money at the youngster’s birth.

Hugh F. Wynn

Aug 1, 20194 min read

Raegan’s Roth Journey Begins

Because she works and has “earned income”, Raegan is carefully researching the possibility of opening a Roth.

Hugh F. Wynn

Jul 26, 20194 min read

A Tottering Stool

The Three-Legged Stool – a financial phrase that describes the most common sources of retirement income for many individual investors

Hugh F. Wynn

Jul 18, 20194 min read

Investing Should be Simple

Without careful, long-term planning, investing is a fool’s game.

Hugh F. Wynn

Jul 11, 20193 min read

The Amazing Power of Compounding

Compound interest is at the very core of developing an optimal long-tern saving and investment program.

Hugh F. Wynn

Jul 4, 20195 min read

Rainy Day Fund: A Financial Firewall

When you’re flirting with financial insecurity – living from paycheck to paycheck – the first order of business you should tackle is to...