Dan Wiener

Dan Wiener

Recent Articles

The Roth IRA: Funding Future Generations

By Dan Wiener

If you're looking to send your kids down the path of prosperity, a Roth IRA will do the trick.

4 Tips to Break Into Closed Mutual Funds

By Dan Wiener

Closed funds are a harsh reality of mutual fund investing and 401(k) investing. Here's a few ways to open the door -- or at least get close.

Q&A Interview: Riding the Commodity Rollercoaster

By Dan Wiener

The oil, gas, and energy industries are all subject to the vagaries of the world markets. Vanguard's Karl Bandtel offers some perspective for investors.

Changing Rules in Money Funds a Possibility

By Dan Wiener

The SEC is looking into an expansion of Rule 2a-7 in which their would be a requirement that NAV's provide "float" pricing, not always a minimum $1.00 value.

Where Short Bonds Can Help Your Portfolio

By Dan Wiener

Short term bond funds make sense in a portfolio when you are willing to take a little bit more risk for a little bit more return over money market yields.

Vanguard Closes Asset Allocation Fund

By Dan Wiener

Vanguard shut down Asset Allocation (VAAPX) and moved assets into Balanced Index (VBINX). Investors are better off there, but Wellington (VWELX) is even better.

Why Market Timing Is A Fool’s Game

By Dan Wiener

So-called economic experts are routinely wrong in their predictions of short-term market movements for anywhere from a few weeks to a year out. So don't listen.

Europe, the U.S. Expansion and the Concordia Tragedy

By Dan Wiener

Last week's big stories played out in several different areas, from European bond ratings to Fed policy direction to mutual funds that hold cruise lines.

3 Doomed Vanguard Funds

By Dan Wiener

Beware of these three Vanguard funds that are doing more harm than good to investors of all types -- growth, value, income, index and retirement.

Vanguard Delays 2 New Foreign Bond Funds

By Dan Wiener

Vanguard has delayed the introduction of two new international bond index funds and ETFs. Will this move prove to be another poor maneuver for Vanguard?

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