WynnSights Blog

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.

Addressing Allegations: Are TDFs Costly and Inefficient?

Hugh F. Wynn

Dec 2, 20214 min read

Addressing Allegations: Are TDFs Costly and Inefficient?

I've been asked why I include Target-Date Funds (TDFs) in my investing strategy as some contend they are inefficient and costly.

Passive vs. Active Investing: Which is Best for Who?

Hugh F. Wynn

Nov 18, 20213 min read

Passive vs. Active Investing: Which is Best for Who?

Passive investing versus active investing - which is better for who?

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.

Target-Date Funds Let You "Set It and Forget It"

Hugh F. Wynn

Aug 5, 20214 min read

Target-Date Funds Let You "Set It and Forget It"

A target date fund automatically changes your investments from high-risk, high-reward to low-risk, low-reward as you near retirement.

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...

Hugh F. Wynn

Mar 18, 20213 min read

ETFs Vs. Mutual Funds: Which is Better?

Both mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) consist of many different assets and are commonly employed to help investors diversify...

#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...

Don't Wait Until It's Too Late to Decumulate

Hugh F. Wynn

Jan 21, 20215 min read

Don't Wait Until It's Too Late to Decumulate

I focus a lot on saving, investing and saving some more for retirement. This week I do a 180 and talk about the opposite: What to do when yo

New Year, New Opportunity to Plan for the Next Rainy Day

Hugh F. Wynn

Jan 7, 20213 min read

New Year, New Opportunity to Plan for the Next Rainy Day

A new year ignites my obsession for Rainy Day - or emergency - funds. A couple of this week's Qs touch on this vital topic and my strong rec

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.

Short-Term Speculation Erodes the Power of Compounding

Hugh F. Wynn

Sep 3, 20203 min read

Short-Term Speculation Erodes the Power of Compounding

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

To Contribute or Not? That Is the 401(k) Question

Hugh F. Wynn

Jul 30, 20204 min read

To Contribute or Not? That Is the 401(k) Question

I frequently encourage folks to optimize their 401(k) match opportunities. And I believe it’s incredibly good advice

Passive Investing: Beat the Aggressors at Their Own Game

Hugh F. Wynn

Jul 16, 20204 min read

Passive Investing: Beat the Aggressors at Their Own Game

There are compelling reasons for folks who dare to be average to consider index fund investing: simplicity, low-cost, good quality, diversif

Healthcare FSAs vs. Health Savings Accounts. What's the Diff?

Hugh F. Wynn

Jun 4, 20206 min read

Healthcare FSAs vs. Health Savings Accounts. What's the Diff?

Unlike a healthcare FSA, money contributed to an HSA can be invested much like contributions to a 401(k) or an IRA.

Target-Date Funds: Simple, Diverse and Great for the Autopilot Investor

Hugh F. Wynn

Mar 19, 20204 min read

Target-Date Funds: Simple, Diverse and Great for the Autopilot Investor

Target-date funds (TDFs) are offered to investors that seek to grow assets over a specified period of time, usually for retirement.

Watch Those Pennies. The Dollars Will Take Care of Themselves.

Hugh F. Wynn

Mar 12, 20203 min read

Watch Those Pennies. The Dollars Will Take Care of Themselves.

You’ve heard the old refrain, “Watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves”. It’s the underpinnings of everything I...

Hugh F. Wynn

Feb 13, 20202 min read

Who Pays Taxes On Fund Distributions?

Who pays taxes on capital gains of stock sold during a given year by fund managers.