Posts by SCOTT WELLENS

You do not think you are timing the market, but guess what? You probably are. In this episode of Best in Wealth, I will talk about what the average investor looks like and why you do not want to fall into that category. I will share why I think you are timing the market and…

A recent Charles Schwab survey of 401k participants found that they believed they needed to save at least $1.9 million for their money to last through retirement. When Schwab did this survey in 2019, the target retirement savings was $1.7 million. People are projecting needing $200,000 more over a short two years! So let us pretend that your…

A Wall Street article, “Everything Screams Inflation,” was published on May 5th, 2021. The opening line says, “We could be at a generational turning point for finance. Politics, economics, international relations, demography and labor are all shifting to supporting inflation.” Is inflation headed higher? The short-term answer is that it already has. So what does…

Edward Jones recently completed a large study on the 4 pillars of the “new” retirement. So in this episode of Best in Wealth, I am going to talk about some of the topics covered in this study: changing times, the definition of the new retirement, the definition of success, and the 4 pillars. Don’t miss…

What is style drift? Style drift is when the fund you are invested in drifts away from its investment objective. Why is this problematic? How can it impact your portfolio if your mutual fund is not actively managed? In this episode of Best in Wealth, I will share more about style drift, give an example…