Rekenthaler Report

A different approach to finding investment options.

Dividend stock investing for total return.

The answer is surprising—and deeply ironic.

Learning through others’ experiences.

When should investors hold more equities?

Examining nostalgia for the golden age of retirement.

But it’s a competitive investment.

Evaluating its potential targets: portfolio managers, financial advisors, and investment researchers.

Lessons from Bill Bernstein’s updated “The Four Pillars of Investing.”

What to make of their love affair with equities.

Most hedges do not make enough money to justify their inclusion in investors’ portfolios.

They would impose their views on others.

Reflecting on the man who built investing’s foundation: Modern Portfolio Theory.

At long last, they have bested those who invest in fund companies.

Treasury bonds, TIPS ladders, or annuities? None are perfect, but each can be useful.

Finally, a new fund proposal that makes sense.

Value buyers need not be right—only not wrong.

When the public is gloomy, equities usually thrive.

Seventy-five years of failure is quite enough.

Mergers lead neither to lower expense ratios nor stronger fund performances.