Learn why cryptocurrency is a bad investment and currency: it fails all three investment criteria and is entirely too unstable to be a useful currency.
How My Fidelity Go Robo-Advisor Account Beat the S&P 500 in 2020
See how my Fidelity Go Robo-Advisor portfolio grew by 21% in 2020, beating the S&P 500 by five percentage points, with less volatility.
Warren Buffett is Right: Investing in the S&P 500 is a Bet on America
Learn why Warren Buffett famously said that the best investment for individual investors is the S&P 500 because "there's been no better bet than America."
The Value of Simplicity in Your Investments
Complex investment strategies are hard to manage and lead to errors. Learn how to build simplicity into your investments and avoid unnecessary complexity.
How ETFs and Mutual Funds Build Diversification Into Your Portfolio
Find out how investing in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) or Mutual Funds builds more diversification into a portfolio than buying individual stocks.
Gold Proves it is Not an Investment… By Hitting an All-Time High
Gold is flirting with all-time high prices set back in 2011. Learn why that proves gold is not an investment and has no place in your nest egg.
Ignore All Predictions: Investing, Economics, Weather, and Everything Else
Ignore economic forecasts. Instead: spend less than you make, have emergency savings, have diverse investments, rebalance regularly.
Why Gold and Other Precious Metals are Not Investments
Gold is not a good investment because it fails to meet two of the three criteria for good investments. Gold doesn't pay you for owning it and it doesn't create value.
Updated Review – How Fidelity Go is Weathering the Virus-Related Global Sell-Off
Global recession concerns tanked stock markets in March 2020. The good news is that Fidelity Go performed exactly as it should in these market conditions.
Why Paying Attention to Dividends will Make You a Better Investor
Tracking investment dividends has three main benefits: easier retirement planning, less volatility stress, and adding to your investment is more motivating.