WynnSights Blog

The Recipe for Investment Success: Time, Money…and Discipline

Hugh F. Wynn

Nov 12, 20202 min read

The Recipe for Investment Success: Time, Money…and Discipline

Mix together equal parts time, money and discipline and let it simmer. You'll be rewarded with a nice dish of savings!

Individual Retirement Accounts: Traditional, Roth and Conversions

Hugh F. Wynn

Oct 29, 20204 min read

Individual Retirement Accounts: Traditional, Roth and Conversions

Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) are a blessing, but which way should you lean when it comes to choosing a tradition IRA or Roth IRA?

Pandemic Interest Rates: How Low Can They Go?

Hugh F. Wynn

Oct 8, 20204 min read

Pandemic Interest Rates: How Low Can They Go?

The Federal Reserve seems to be signaling that short-term interest rates will remain a fact of life for, perhaps, years to come. Wise?

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."

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

What To Do When Your Rainy Day Fund Runs Dry

Hugh F. Wynn

Aug 13, 20204 min read

What To Do When Your Rainy Day Fund Runs Dry

Millions of out-of-work Americans are currently struggling to pay their bills, whether it be day-to-day expenses or an emergency?

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

How to Optimize Retirement Spending During COVID-19

Hugh F. Wynn

Jul 23, 20204 min read

How to Optimize Retirement Spending During COVID-19

The enduring COVID-19 pandemic has retirees (or those nearing retirement) taking a second look at their “buckets of funds” – sources of cash

Investing - like life - does not have to be complicated.

Hugh F. Wynn

Jun 18, 20204 min read

Investing - like life - does not have to be complicated.

Bogle’s principles are the foundation for and embedded in my own PDQ Principles of Investing… Patience, Diversification and Quality.

Save and Invest...Or I'll Wash Your Mouth Out With Soap!

Hugh F. Wynn

Apr 30, 20203 min read

Save and Invest...Or I'll Wash Your Mouth Out With Soap!

I don’t believe young people are disinterested in saving and investing.

Beware! The Inflation Monster Can Wreak Havoc on your Retirement

Hugh F. Wynn

Apr 16, 20204 min read

Beware! The Inflation Monster Can Wreak Havoc on your Retirement

The average inflation rate hops around like a floppy-eared jackrabbit over time, but since the early 1900s America’s inflation has averaged

Coronavirus Crisis: Should I Buy or Sell My Investments, or Neither?

Hugh F. Wynn

Mar 26, 20203 min read

Coronavirus Crisis: Should I Buy or Sell My Investments, or Neither?

When the stock market suffers a “crash” of significant proportions, the most common question asked by those with a position in the market is

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 27, 20203 min read

Win Your Own Lottery

It’s not uncommon for routine lotto participants to spend $1,000 or so per year chasing this “get-rich-quick” gambit.

Save A “Real” Million Bucks By Retirement

Hugh F. Wynn

Feb 20, 20203 min read

Save A “Real” Million Bucks By Retirement

Will you be in hog heaven if you retire with a million bucks in your retirement account?

IRA Withdrawal Exceptions: More Rules For The Tools

Hugh F. Wynn

Jan 30, 20204 min read

IRA Withdrawal Exceptions: More Rules For The Tools

The main concern folks – especially young folks – have with IRAs is their “forever” feature.

Hugh F. Wynn

Jan 23, 20203 min read

Tools with Rules: Those Fantastic IRAs

it’s important that Millennials and Gen-Zers begin saving (and investing) early in order to optimize The Amazing Power of Compounding.

Does Investing Mix with a Great Depression?

Hugh F. Wynn

Jan 16, 20203 min read

Does Investing Mix with a Great Depression?

Are we on the brink of another "Great Depression?"

Your Portfolio’s Beating Heart: The Index Fund

Hugh F. Wynn

Jan 9, 20204 min read

Your Portfolio’s Beating Heart: The Index Fund

Investing is as complicated as we choose to make it.

Financial Fairy Tales Can Come True (But They Need Some Pixie Dust)

Hugh F. Wynn

Jan 2, 20204 min read

Financial Fairy Tales Can Come True (But They Need Some Pixie Dust)

The easiest path for a Millennial or Gen-Zer to become financially independent and retire early is to carefully select his/her parents.