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Apr 18 2017
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Indexes 101, Part 3: The Birth and Evolution of Index Investing

By Bob French | Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Market Basics | No Comments

  According to legend, a pharmacist by the name of John Pemberton was looking for a cure for the headache when he first tried blending Coca leaves with Cola nuts….

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Apr 14 2017
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Review: Investors flock to ‘macro’ hedge funds, but not only the old guard

By Bob French | Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Weekly Review, Market Basics | No Comments

Looks like certain hedge funds are back in style now. With the constant conveyor belt of hot new investments, as soon as something starts to lose its luster, there’s always something…

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Apr 13 2017
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What is the Stock Market?

By Bob French | Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Market Basics | No Comments

The stock market is confusing. When you talk about it, people tend to nod their heads sagely and make bland comments, like they do with most things relating to the…

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Apr 11 2017
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Indexes 101, Part 2: Why So Many Indexes?

By Bob French | Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Market Basics | No Comments

Remember when the financial media was positively giddy over the fact that the Dow Jones hit 20,000 points earlier this year (and we weren’t so impressed)? In part one of…

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Apr 04 2017
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What Is Index Investing? Part 1

By Bob French | Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Active vs. Passive, Market Basics, Market Timing | No Comments

We talk about indexes a lot, so I thought it’d be a good idea to go over some basics to make sure we’re on the same page when it comes…

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Mar 24 2017
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Is the ‘Trump Rally’ Really as Great as Everyone Says?

By Bob French | Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Market Basics | No Comments

There’s been a lot of talk about the “Trump Rally,” and just how historic it’s been. MarketWatch called it  “the best 50-day performance for a GOP commander-in-chief ever[.]” The media…

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Mar 17 2017
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Review: Aurinia’s stock plunges after big share offering at deep discount

By Bob French | Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Weekly Review, Market Basics | No Comments

It’s really easy to forget the underlying purpose of the stock market. Everyone always looks at it essentially as a horse race or a measure of how well a company…

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Mar 03 2017
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Review: Hedge fund hate: More cash likely to flow out again this year

By Bob French | Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Active vs. Passive, Market Basics | No Comments

It’s always fun to take a couple of swings at hedge funds (though it’s starting to feel like punching down lately). It looks like the outflows from hedge funds will continue…

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Mar 03 2017
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Review: Should Millennials buy Snapchat stock?

By Bob French | Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Active vs. Passive, Market Basics | No Comments

IPOs are sexy. Or at least the ones that make the headlines are. They’re the hot new (huge) company, and now people can get their own little piece of them. Plus…

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Feb 10 2017
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How Far Should You Trust Market Models?

By Bob French | Investment Advice, Retirement Insights, Market Basics | No Comments

We use models all the time. We are constantly making decisions based on them – everything from simple heuristics (nachos taste good), all the way up to (and including) quantum…

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  • For Individuals
    • Retirement Income Distribution
    • Creating and Maintaining Your Portfolio
    • Wealth Management
  • For Employers
    • Overview
    • Business Owners
    • Simplify Your 401(k)
    • Risk Management
    • Working with McLean
    • Retirement Plan Process
  • About McLean
    • Our Process
    • Your Team
    • Giving Back
  • Blog
    • Investment Advice
    • Retirement Insights
    • Occam’s Razor