Kent Thune

Kent Thune

InvestorPlace Contributor

Kent Thune, CFP, is a financial professional that helps individuals and businesses achieve their goals through a variety of delivery methods, including investment advice, financial planning and writing. Kent is the owner of a registered investment advisory firm, Atlantic Capital Investments, LLC, and has been providing investment management services for clients all around the U.S. for 22 years. Although he shares his best ideas with his clients, Kent has been writing on mutual funds, ETFs, and capital markets for more than 10 years and has been published at some of the world’s most widely read websites, such as Seeking Alpha, Kiplinger, MarketWatch, The Motley Fool, The Balance, and InvestorPlace.

Recent Articles

The 10 Best Mutual Funds of the Past 10 Years

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

The 10 best mutual funds of the past decade were spread across a few sectors, but for the most part, the dominant forces were technology and healthcare.

3 Best Fidelity Funds for Conservative Retirees

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

Fidelity funds are a natural choice for retirement portfolios because of their versatility, low cost and high quality. These three particular funds are the right picks for more conservative investors.

5 Steps for Starting Up Your New Rollover IRA

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

Starting a new rollover IRA is relatively simple, but if the steps are not taken carefully, they can turn into costly mistakes.

7 Best Funds for a New Rollover IRA Portfolio

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

When you start up a rollover IRA, you have to build a portfolio from scratch. These are the best funds to buy to establish your bedrock.

When Is a Rollover IRA NOT a Rollover IRA?

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

What exactly is a rollover IRA, how does it differ from other types of IRAs and what are the benefits? Here's what you need to know.

The 10 Best Funds for Your 401k

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

The best funds for your 401k will typically be low-cost funds with good performance records. We highlight 10 of the best, as well as a few alternatives just in case.

2 New Vanguard Funds for Dividend Hunters: VIHIX, VIAIX

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

If you're looking for dividends, you'll want to check out these brand new international Vanguard funds: (VIHIX) and (VIAIX).

3 Best Vanguard Funds for a Down Market

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

These are the three best Vanguard mutual funds for investors looking to reduce their risk in this wobbly, downtrending market.

3 Best Smart-Beta Funds to Beat the Market

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

Finding the best smart-beta funds is a matter of choosing the right fund for the right scenario. Here are three ETFs to get the job done.

2016 Presidential Candidates: What U.S. Taxes Would Look Like

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

For an informed voter, an understanding of different presidential candidates' tax plans is important. Here's a primer to help get you started.

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