Recently there's a been a lot of curiosity about the strong second quarter turned in by the bond market. Tom discusses two theories that may explain the bond market's second quarter. These are, of course, just theories because nobody ever discloses their personal...
The topic of this week's Mullooly Asset Management podcast came from an industry newsletter we recently read here in the office. You can check out the post here (http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140422/FREE/140429982). The article is centered around a recent...
It's only the end of February, but a common theme of 2014 (so far) has been investors' desire for more income. They're chasing it more than ever and are hungry for income based investment ideas. In this week's Mullooly Asset Management podcast, Tom and Brendan share...
There are plenty of reasons why you should be checking the SEC yield, rather than the current yield or distribution yield, when it comes to bond funds. While many brokers and advisors would rather not have investors looking at the SEC yield, Tom wants everybody to...
There's a fair amount of confusion among investors when it comes to current yield vs SEC yield. Being able to recognize the difference between the two will give you a far better understanding of which bond funds might be worth investing in. In this week's Mullooly...
When it comes to defining conservative investing, one of the most important questions that needs to be answered is, "What do you want to get out of your investments?". To put it plainly, what's the plan for this money in the future? This is so critical because most of...
What is a conservative investor? It depends on who you're asking. There seems to be a difference between what investment advisors and brokers believe is a conservative investor and what investors believe being conservative means. There are three basic types of...
Are bonds a safe investment? If you listen to the majority of the financial industry "experts", they will tell you they are. In this week's Mullooly Asset Management video Tom wants you to know that bonds might not be the safe investment you've been told they are. Tom...
Even after last week's podcast Tom has still been hearing the question, "Should I invest in bonds?". In this Mullooly Asset Management podcast the topics include that question, some bond basics to remember, and a story Tom wanted to share. First off, Tom wants...
In this week's Mullooly Asset Management video, Tom and Brendan discuss the heavily debated topic of stocks vs bonds. Many investors believe that once they retire, they need to be fully invested in bonds. A large part of the financial industry has always suggested...
