WynnSights Blog

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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