Category Archives: Portfolio Landmines

The Birth of the 401(k) and the Death of Security

That decision was called ERISA and it was the birth of the self-directed retirement account known by many as a 401(k). Once upon a time, back in the day when our grandparents and parents were working, there was an agreement

Landmine #11: Putting All of Your Eggs in ONE SYSTEM

I’m going to give you another portfolio landmine from my new book, in a continued attempt to teach you how to identify potential hidden dangers in the way you invest, before the next crash hits and hurts you like it

Landmine #16: Diversifying Advisors

Let’s talk a little bit about gold and what you should be looking for as it continues its attempted recovery from last week’s 13% fall, which was its biggest fall in a short period of days since the 1980’s. So