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 Case for QQQ Now

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

The QQQ ETF is one of the best funds for the late phase of the business cycle and for the final leg of a bull market.

Vanguard Funds vs Hedge Funds (Guess Who Wins)

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

Vanguard funds are some of the best, low-cost mutual funds you can buy. But are they better than hedge funds?

3 Best Funds for Tapping Basic Materials

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

With many of the best funds in the sector up more than 5% for the year, the basic materials sector is a leader in 2015 and that momentum may continue for the future.

Walking Through the 6 Steps of Financial Planning

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

Why not plan for yourself like the professionals do it? Check out the 6 steps of financial planning.

3 Beautifully Boring, Balanced Funds From Vanguard

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

Vanguard offers what are arguably the best balanced funds in the investment universe. They are the tortoise; everyone else is the hare. You know how this ends.

The 3 Best Funds for Deflation

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

Deflation is a threat, not a certainty ... but investors could do worse than being prepared with one of these best funds for deflationary environments.

3 Best Funds to Leverage Market Volatility

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

While the bulls and bears duke it out, you can sit ringside and win with the best funds that leverage volatility. Here are three funds to consider.

Top 3 Things the Best Mutual Funds Have in Common

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. But these 3 qualities are shared by the best mutual funds.

Why American Funds Are Underperforming

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

Some of the most recognized names at American Funds are not performing as well as their lofty status might suggest.

3 Best Mutual Funds for Conservative Investors

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor

In an uncertain and volatile market, conservative allocation mutual funds can be a smart choice for all kinds of investors.

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