My Journey from Amateur to Competent Investor
The Beginning In the fall of 2008, I had my first real exposure to a formal business education. I was enrolled in an accounting course during my senior year of high school. I was interested in accounting because of my natural affinity with numbers and the constant advice from...
A Hands Off Approach to Investing: Target Date Funds
What are Target Date Funds? Target date funds are an investment vehicle that provide broad diversification while incrementally decreasing exposure to riskier assets (e.g. stocks) and increasing exposure to safer assets (e.g. bonds) as each fund’s target retirement date approaches. For example, if you invest in a 2060 Target...
Fear a Market Crash? Look into this ETF.
Over the past month and a half, the market has come roaring back. The S&P 500, represented by VOO, was down 34 percent from the 52-week high (Feb 19, 2020 to March 23, 2020). As of May 7th, the S&P 500 is now only down 16 percent from the...