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

7 Best American Funds for the Long-Term Investor

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 20, 2015

The best American Funds have a solid history of benchmark-beating, long-term performance.

Will We Get a Fed Rate Hike? Here’s What to Know.

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 18, 2015

We look at both compelling sides of the argument over whether we'll get a Fed rate hike in September.

The 3 Best ETFs to Tackle Market Volatility

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 17, 2015

Up, down, sideways ... the best ETFs for volatility can put a profit in investors' pockets no matter the direction of the market.

3 of the Best Actively Managed Fidelity Funds

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 14, 2015

Fidelity funds offer a broad selection of low-cost, no-load, actively-managed funds. Here are 3 of their best.

3 Vanguard Funds That Deliver Market-Beating Returns

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 12, 2015

Whether you're looking for small-, mid- or large-cap stocks, these three Vanguard funds are your key to beating the market this year.

The 3 Best Short-Term, High-Yield Bond Funds

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 6, 2015

With yields low and interest rates set to rise, now is a good time to consider short-term, high-yield bond funds.

The Best of Kiplinger’s Top Fidelity Income Funds

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 4, 2015

Using Kiplinger's new list of Fidelity funds, we highlight the top three choices of the best Fidelity funds for income investors.

3 Best Vanguard Funds for Stability

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 3, 2015

These Vanguard funds may not be exciting, but the long-term returns far outweigh any cheap thrills from speculating.

How to Use Sector Funds to Juice Your Returns

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor Jul 30, 2015

If used properly, sector funds are the best way to enhance portfolio returns while keeping a lid on risk. Here's how to do it.

3 Reasons to Use Taxable Brokerage Accounts

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor Jul 28, 2015

One of the biggest mistakes in financial planning is the failure to leverage the advantages of taxable brokerage accounts.