Gauging Risk Tolerance
With investing, you cannot eliminate risk—but you can minimize it by considering three factors.
Can You Explain the Morningstar Box?
The hosts of “Money Talks” address a listener’s question on the Morningstar Style Box. Dr. Gene, and the show hosts describe how the box is used to determine the type of allocations a fund holds. They also discuss how to use the box to determine a fund’s consistency and how your investments should be weighted.
Q&A Time: Morningstar Style Box, GST Tax and Monsanto Company
The “Money Talks” hosts address listeners’ questions on how to use the Morningstar style box and how public outrage of GMOs may affect Monsanto.
What are Options?
Purchasing an option gives you the right (but not the obligation) to buy or sell a specific asset at a specific price by a specific time. The value of an option is related to that underlying asset; therefore, options belong to a class of securities known as derivatives.
Question of the Week: What is The Rule of 72?
The hosts of “Money Talks” address a listener’s question on the rule of 72. Dr. Gene, and the show hosts illustrate how an investor can use it to estimate how long it will take to double your money given an expected rate of return on the investment.
Q&A Time: Gold Mergers, Group Life and the Rule of 72
The “Money Talks” hosts explain how you can estimate when your money will double by using the rule of 72.
Should you Manage Your Own Money?
There is more to your overall financial picture than just money management. We like to start with a plan.
Q&A Time: Utility Stocks, Albany Molecular Research and Garmin
Phones and cars come with GPS devices, so is Garmin Ltd. still good to hold?
How Much Do You Know About Dividends?
We’ve mentioned once or twice how important dividends are to your portfolio, but how much do you really know about them?
Determining Stock Weights Within a Portfolio
The hosts of “Money Talks” discuss a listener’s question on how to determine the weight a stock holds in your portfolio. The hosts talk about benchmarking against an index, using sector weights and how much a single security should make up in your portfolio.