How to build your own target-date retirement fund

For years, I ran my own business, and right around this time of year, I would get whipped up trying to pick mutual funds for my Individual Retirement Account (IRA). As the April 15 tax filing deadline drew near, my accountant would shoot me the maximum amount I could contribute to my IRA based on […]

Avoiding active funds? Here’s how to build an all-passive mutual funds portfolio

When you invest in mutual funds, you have the option to choose from passive funds (which replicate existing indexes without the fund manager’s intervention); or go for active funds (where the fund manager decides where to invest). While there are merits and demerits of both, often investors choose one side and then become quite vocal […]