Even in children’s comic books, bad news sells. That’s what I thought when Maureen and I were watching Spiderman on Broadway recently. For those unfamiliar with the story of Spiderman, a quick recap. When Peter Parker is accidentally bitten by a genetically engineered spider, Peter ends up having the characteristics of a spider – in that [...]
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Running to Stand Still
This is a guest post from Jim Parker a Vice President at our partner DFA. The post deals with the intriguing notion that one could have the ability of timing when you should invest in the stock market also known as tactical asset allocation – or as I call it market timing. Trying to correctly time [...]
The “Idiot-Maker” Rally
As newspaper headlines now scream forth with stories and statements that the stock market has reached levels above the previous highs set before the great recession of 2008-2009, I think back to what investors had to endure to have remained invested during this time. For numerous “experts” have been warning investors that the rally from [...]
Golfing and Investing: Risk trade offs
The key to successful investing and golfing is to determine when risk is necessary to accomplish your goals and when it is not. As I watch the phenomenal professional golfers tend to their craft this week at the Masters, I thought of the similarities that risk has in both pursuits. Watching the different styles of [...]
Social Responsible Investing (SRI) – “What Financial Terms Mean” Series
This post will deal with what does “social responsible investing” or SRI mean as a continuation of our series: “what do financial terms mean”. Socially responsible investing considers both financial return and social good. Many investors object to various businesses activities, and there are money managers and funds that let them invest according to their consciences. But [...]
How many brand names does P&G have?
How could understanding the incredible amount of strong brands owned by one of the largest companies help us be better investors? I thought of that last Sunday morning as I was doing my traditional Sunday morning routine of looking over the Sunday Bergen Record. One of the best conveniences is having the local Bergen County newspaper delivered to [...]
He Called the Crash: What Lessons Can We Learn
This guest post was written by Weston Wellington – a Vice President with our partner Dimensional Funds Advisors (DFA). He speaks to the perils of trying to time the stock market movements. The investment community lost one of its more colorful characters last month with the passing of Martin F. Zweig, a prominent market pundit, [...]
Betting against the House: Benefits of Diversification
This is a guest post from Weston Wellington, Vice President with our partner Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA). He discusses the difficulty of predicting which stocks or sectors will out-perform and the benefits of diversification. It’s New Year’s Day 2012. In addition to overdosing on televised college football, you’re spending part of the holiday working [...]
Why Global Stock Markets Work – Adding Your Money to Human Capital
This week’s post is a video post. We have continuously stressed the importance of owning stocks (ownership in companies) in one’s investment portfolio to order to help one create lifestyle sustaining income in retirement. This short 3 minute video uses the purchase a cup of coffee to demonstrate why capitalism works and how you as an investor of capital [...]
International investing according to Coca-Cola
Late last year, there was an interview in Bloomberg BusinessWeek with Charlie Rose where his guest was the CEO of Coca-Cola, Muhtar Kent. In the short but fascinating interview, Muhtar discusses what one of the world’s largest consumer goods company is doing to expand its international reach. We have written earlier posts which discussed why [...]
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About Dan & Maureen
Dan and Maureen founded Crimmins Wealth Management, a fee-only independent financial advisory firm, to work with individuals and their families to help clarify and plan for their futures by helping them relate money to their lives.
