Jason Jenkins
Articles by Jason Jenkins
Age-Based Asset Allocation: Following the Best “Flight Path” to Retirement
November 14, 2012
In the investment world of everyday folks, I don’t think you’ll ever hear anyone hesitant about making money. But if you ask them how much can they deal with losing in the short term to reach long-term goals, then it’s a completely different story.”
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VYM: The Best High Dividend Yield ETF?
May 4, 2012
Some people like mutual funds and others are jumping on the ETF bandwagon. However, besides the pricing, is there any difference in using one or the other for retirement investing…
J-Charts: The Next Evolution of Technical Analysis
April 25, 2012
It shouldn’t surprise anyone that the analysis itself is becoming more mathematical and/or scientific. But that doesn’t make it more attractive to average investors…
Stock Bar Charts Demystified
April 20, 2012
Simply put, bar charts provide a visual representation of the price activity over a given period of time. And it may be the most commonly used…
The Pros and Cons of Floating Rate Funds
April 6, 2012
Floating rate funds are closed-end mutual funds that seek to provide yields that match the prime rate. This attractive yield is often…
Understanding the P/E Ratio
April 4, 2012
The P/E is a helpful metric. But don’t make the amateur mistake of letting it be an end-all, be-all valuation metric…
Election Year and the Stock Market
March 1, 2012
People in the market will do anything to gain an upper hand in investing. They will scour past data and events to find…
Election Year and the Stock Market
Understanding Black Swan Investing
February 27, 2012
The term “black swan” is philosophical in nature. Eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher David Hume once stated…
Understanding Black Swan Investing