Dan Wiener

Recent Articles

Taxable Bonds: The New Dividend Play

By Dan Wiener May 12, 2009

Investment-grade bond yields are the new dividends, and investors can make good money taking a modicum of risk today. Keep reading to learn the names of two funds to buy and one investment to avoid.

Roth IRAs: Put Your Teen on the Retirement Fast-Track

By Dan Wiener May 1, 2009

The thought of setting aside money for your child or grandchild's retirement may seem absurd, but the truth is there's no better time than now to put them ahead of the game -- and no better savings vehicle for it than a Roth IRA. Learn how this important and timely action could be the smartest move you make this year.

Do NOT Buy Vanguard’s Top Fund of 2008

By Dan Wiener Mar 5, 2009

Vanguard has a tiny fund that returned 55% last year. But it doesn't look like 2009 will bring anywhere close to the 55% profit it saw in 2008. And investors who chase this fund's performance are going to get hammered. Get complete details, including the name of this fund to avoid, here.

Vanguard’s 6 Riskiest Funds

By Dan Wiener Jan 22, 2009

If you own any Vanguard funds, please read this carefully. Several of Vanguard's biggest, most popular funds are among the most vulnerable you can own now. Sell these funds NOW. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Now, today.

How Much Can Your Mutual Funds Lose?

By Dan Wiener Dec 31, 2008

Forget all that Greek-alphabet-soup mumbo-jumbo about betas and gammas and deltas and the like. When it comes to risk, what really matters is how much money your investments might lose. My measure of Maximum Cumulative Loss, or MCL, does just that.