Ten Questions to Ask When a Financial Advisor Says: "You Know I'm Not a Big Fan of Annuities"
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Investing is the activity of forecasting the yield over the life of an asset. Using Benjamin Graham’s definition, "an investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative."
The Ongoing Case Against Active Management
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A recent report from JPMorgan Chase adds fuel to the fire of Bogle-heads and others who support the case against active management of mutual funds.
In other words, in contrast to "passively managed" investment vehicles such as index funds and ETFs, funds that employ highly paid fund managers to "actively manage" securities selection and portfolio management are creating no value through that active management.
In fact, actively managed funds appear to be destroying value for investors on a relative basis.
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New Deferred Income Annuity from NY Life
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News on a recent deferred income annuity product release from New York Life:
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