Recent Articles from Michael Caplan
The index and the benchmarks
(Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts. Read Part 1.) Here are many of the investment world’s most prominent and widely followed benchmarks (and keep in mind that this listing is only a sampling; index compilers typically create broad families of benchmarks based on their overall indexing philosophies and practices): Standard & Poor’s […]
All about the index
(Editor’s note: This is the first of two parts.) Whether you are using market indexes as benchmarks to track the potential performance and risk of a given investment or you are engaged in index investing, indexes have something to offer every investor. Thoughtful investors can gain significant insight on the market’s behavior by studying index […]
Don’t put this off
Writing a will is not as simple as it sounds. For most people, it requires important decisions on how to divide assets, who to select as an executor and beneficiaries, what to do about amounts owed by you and debts owed to you and how to adequately provide for children, among other considerations. Preparing a […]