Not Knowing Your Performance

Stoic investors make smart, balanced bets. Most of us invest in secure funds with low returns. Investors looking at bigger returns opt for index funds. If you are okay with losing money, that does not mean that you should.

The 90/10 investing thumb rule states that we should put 90 percent...

You should have a savings account, but your money is depreciating if that’s your only investment - average savings don’t yield more than inflation.

Real estate, peer-to-peer lending, exchange traded funds (etfs) and stocks are examples of common investments. Cryptoc...

Especially in good times, far too many people can be overheard saying, “Riskier investments provide higher returns. If you want to make more money, the answer is to take more risk.” But riskier investments absolutely cannot be counted on to deliver higher returns. Why not? It’s simple: if riskier...