Co-authored by Tim McCarthy and Dan Kern What percentage of people lose money in the stock market? How? The average investor does not do well at investing. Based on comprehensive work of Richard Bernstein Advisors, if you look at asset class performance between 1992 and 2012 then even inflation has …
ReThinking Emerging Markets – Tim Mccarthy, Daniel Kern CFA, Gerard Cronin CFA “Most U.S. investors invest too little outside their home country. Some of the world’s leading companies are located outside the United States, with companies such as Samsung, Taiwan Semiconductor, and Alibaba representing an important part of the global investment universe. …
Many Americans think they should stay away from investing in the emerging markets for fear they are too risky. However, proper diversification is one of the key tenants to reducing long-term risk in one’s investment portfolio. And the more established emerging markets have made it to “investment grade.” Take Mexico …
By Elizabeth MacBride You’d expect Tim McCarthy, the former president of Charles Schwab and the author of “The Safe Investor,” to have the perfect retirement portfolio. You’d be wrong. After writing a piece about retirement plans, McCarthy decided to check on his own. “Sure enough, I didn’t have nearly enough equities in …
The fear of market crashes often causes far more harm to portfolios than the actual magnitude of the crashes. Keeping a perspective on how crashes work and how you mitigate the damage is key to keeping control and managing your own fears. Here are some key steps that help you …
Tim McCarthy talks about investing advice once your portfolio has gone up a lot and the issues associated from being overexposed from …
Crain’s Wealth asked two investing experts for the strategies they would suggest to someone around the age of 50 who wants to …
By Luciana Seabra | From Valor Economico Newspaper Would I sell this product to my mother? Anyone who works in the financial …
