One of the things I enjoy the most about my business. I make time to read the great investment management books of our time. These books include economics, behavior, and investment management strategy. I am a huge fan of the work of psychologist Daniel Kahneman. His...
I sat down earlier this week with an individual company 401(k) participant. Male, 59 years old, current 401(k) account value over $1.2 million. After the usual chit chat ended, I asked about his 401(k) investment management objectives. A strategy for the preservation...
I have provided investment advice to individual 401(k) plan participants for 24 years. I know the following fact about individual 401(k) investor behavior to be true. Individual investors rarely get upset. With 401(k) principal losses within their acceptable range....
When choosing the 401(k) mutual funds you own. Nobody sets out to make a poor investment management decision. Too often, that is exactly what happens. It comes as no surprise that individual 401(k) investors are their worst enemies. There are many reasons. Let me...
I am now in my 22nd year of providing investment advice to individual 401(k) participants. Many of my 401(k) advice clients have well over six-figure balances. Most of these individual investors have a desired retirement plan date in mind. They are concerned about a...