Vince Latter

Will you need to work until 80?

In a recent New York Times Op-Ed column, Joe Nocera (previously with Fortune magazine) described his retirement plan as “faith-based.” The “faith” to which he was referring wasn’t based on religion...

"Expert" stock pickers pick badly

There was a time when even I believed that there was a decent possibility that great stock research could improve an investor’s chances of success. Gradually I discovered that, over extended periods, even the “experts,” such...

Be a prophet for fun and profit

Looking for financial freedom? Want a job that allows you to constantly make mistakes and still make millions of dollars. You need to consider a career in financial prophecy. Yes, anyone can become an investing prophet if you follow...

The price of terrible advice

After hosting many workshops and holding subsequent meetings with attendees, my disillusionment with the financial advice industry continues. In fact, after recently spending some time with a couple of people and their portfolios, my disdain for those who sell...

Where is the clarity?

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”-Robert McCloskey You’ve probably never heard...

Losing fiscal focus

Despite the massive size of the U.S. government there is only so much it can take on at any one time. For a brief period of time, the emphasis was on saving the economy. Then, once Goldman Sachs was...

Men (and women) behaving badly

Most people are horrible investors. Either that or they don’t invest at all. While we live in an age in which the majority of the population owns some stock, the numbers vary, depending on who is doing the...

Retirement plan troubles - part four - solving the problems

Like most parts of the financial services industry, workplace retirement plans are generally a disaster. There are far too many 401(k) and 403(b) plans filled with the wrong kind of investments, offering too few choices, ridiculously high fees...

Retirement plan troubles - part three - making the best of your choices

Given that few 401(k) plans offer what I would call a decent amount of diversification, most investors need to employ a bit of creativity to build an optimal retirement portfolio. The best way to accomplish this is to consider...

Retirement plan troubles - part two - other bad options

For most, the days of living off of a pension in retirement are gone. Now we hope to survive our older years from the funds that we have accumulated in retirement plans at work with a little help from IRAs...

Will you need to work until 80?

"Expert" stock pickers pick badly

Be a prophet for fun and profit

The price of terrible advice

Where is the clarity?

Losing fiscal focus

Men (and women) behaving badly

Retirement plan troubles - part four - solving the problems

Retirement plan troubles - part three - making the best of your choices

Retirement plan troubles - part two - other bad options

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