5 Actions You Should Take to Secure Your Financial Future Are you concerned about the future of your money? Today, retiring people have a growing worry that they may “outlive their money” thanks to the new Government policies bringing massive change so quickly. Most people agree such high levels of spending, borrowing and new taxes will [...]

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck—then it’s probably a duck. We’ve all heard this little common-sense gem, yet when it comes to investing, many people have a hard time telling the ducks from the swans. Nowhere is this case of mistaken identity more pronounced than when [...]

I am constantly being bombarded with questions about exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Basic inquiries such as just what ETFs are, how they work and how they can be used in an investment portfolio are some of the most common I deal with each week. Now because I want to be sure that you know [...]

The just-released 2009 Social Security Trustees Report shows that the recent economic woes have had a big negative impact on the Social Security budget. The report projects that by 2016 Social Security spending will exceed the revenue it receives each year from all of us. But just how bad is the situation? Social Security is a [...]

We are now in history-making economic times. In the last 18 months, most investors large and small have suffered catastrophic losses. The recent rebound in the equity markets has given some relief and hope that the future may be improving but there is still great concern for our economy. HOW your money is being managed going [...]

Have you lost faith in your financial advisor? Does his or her insistence on “staying the course” make you feel like they don’t have your best interest at heart? If so, then it’s time for you to get a second opinion. If you find yourself holding a bull market portfolio in the midst of [...]

Millions of people have seen their 401(k)s, IRAs and stock market portfolios hammered by the current bear market. As the S&P 500 and the Dow slid further and further last year, many investors flocked to so-called bear market funds. The general philosophy behind bear market funds is to take advantage of market slumps by investing [...]

Today’s stock market beast is not the same animal it was a decade ago. In fact, the pace of change has been relentless in recent years, and even the most conscientious individual investor has had a tough time keeping up with the all of the financial market upheaval. If you’re managing your own money, are you [...]

As my dad would say, there are two kinds of money: your serious money and your play money. I know that many investors have been with me in sheltering their serious money from risk by having a high cash position and waiting for the opportunity to get back into stocks. Those that subscribe to my [...]

Just because we don’t know what the market’s future will bring doesn’t mean we can’t make a few proclamations about the nature of markets, and the operation of market psychology. First, whenever you get big sell offs like we’ve seen so far in 2009, and for that matter since Nov. 2008, a buying opportunity—even if only [...]

David Fabian, Vice President of Fabian Wealth Strategies, was recently quoted in Investors Business Daily on the bullish case for commodity ETFs during one of the worst bear markets in recent history. Click here to read the full story.

David Fabian, Vice President of Fabian Wealth Strategies, was recently quoted in Investors Business Daily concerning the bubble in treasury bond ETFs and offered several alternatives for investors seeking ways to play the bond market right now. Click here to read the full story.

It’s no secret that most 401(k)-type retirement plans are in shambles as a result of the recent market meltdown. And while there is no simple, quick-fix solution for an ailing 401(k), 403(b) or 457 plan, if you have the ability to self-direct your retirement assets there is a way to put yourself on the [...]

Ever since President Obama took his place in the big chair at the Oval Office, I’ve been inundated with questions about where best to invest for the Obama era. And while I think that historically speaking, no president has all that much influence on events in the stock market, I do think current conditions in [...]

According to the SEC’s Office of Investor Education published statistics, over 50% of investors seek the advice of some type of advisor when making financial decisions. If you have an advisor managing your money after a volatile year of losses in 2008… how do you know you have the right advisor? It may never be more [...]

It’s time to start looking at the roadmap. The roadmap I am speaking of here is the financial roadmap for 2009. Unlike planning a road trip, knowing where you are going to turn before you start doesn’t apply to investing. Nobody can predict all of the twists, turns, and forks in the [...]

The New Year is almost here, and soon we’ll all be making our list of New Year’s resolutions. I got a head start on mine for 2009, and here’s just a sneak peak at what I want smart investors to resolve to do next year: I will prepare my family for a tough economic [...]

Now that the election is in the books, Wall Street can refocus on corporate America’s books. Unfortunately, those books aren’t going to be an uplifting read. All of the major economic metrics will likely be much lower in the fourth quarter, and that’s following an already dismal third quarter. The unemployment rate will likely [...]

You already know we’re in the midst of the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression. We’re living through a financial hurricane. I know many of you are feeling extremely anxious about your investments, your income streams and your financial future. That’s why I have posted my latest free seminar to download entitled: The Election, [...]

As much as I hate to tell you this, I think at this point Congress is going to have to approve this $700 billion dollar bailout proposal lest we face a virtual crash in our financial markets. All of this talk about the next “Great Depression,” if we don’t act right now, likely will have a [...]

Making money in the market is not just a matter of buying a good stock, mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) and then watching it go higher. These days, you’re likely to have more success by investing on the short side of the equity ledger. Now when I talk about investing on the short side, [...]

As a subset of my lemon list research I have decided to pick out a broadly held mutual fund family and rate their funds according to objective criteria.  The American Funds is one of the biggest fund family’s in the nation with thousands of investors assets in their care. You can download my American Funds research [...]

I invite all of my readers and listeners to download the quarter ending ETF Report as of June 30, 2008 by clicking here.   We have grouped the universe of ETF offerings by investment objective, sector and country. These data-rich listings tell you the name of the ETF; its ticker symbol; the most recent closing [...]

Active management used to be the exclusive province of the mutual fund industry, but thanks to some new exchange-traded funds (ETFs), those days of exclusivity are over. Actively managed mutual funds frequently do not outperform market averages, so it remains to be seen how actively managed ETFs will fare under a loosening of their traditional focus [...]