Louis Kokernak, CFA
Contributor since: 2015
Articles
ESG Offers Less Than Advertised
Tue, Jun. 14 PIODX, ESG, ESGV1 Comment
American Companies Retain Pricing Power Amidst Inflation
Thu, May 5 SPY, VTI, VTSAX1 Comment
Structural Headwinds Haunt Bitcoin ETFs
Nov. 23, 2021 BITO, BTF, BTC-USD
BITO: Stay Away From Bitcoin ETFs
Nov. 2, 2021 BITO42 Comments
TIPs And Commodities Won't Really Help Your Portfolio During High Inflation
Sep. 27, 2021 GSCAX, PCRAX, VAIPX13 Comments
Inflation Is Priced Into The Markets
Apr. 7, 2021 AGG, SCHP, TBT8 Comments
The Vanishing Value Premium
Jan. 4, 2021 DFLVX, SPY, VTI4 Comments
Active Managers Continue To Flounder
May 26, 2020 6 Comments
Are The CAPE Ratio And The Inverted Yield Curve Sending Us Sell Signals?
Nov. 20, 2019 SPY20 Comments
Negative Interest Rates Will Likely Come To The U.S.
Aug. 26, 2019 SPY, QQQ, DIA8 Comments
The Pros And Cons Of Leveraged Loans
May 8, 2019 BKLN, SJNK2 Comments
The Hedge Fund 'Slump' Continues
Mar. 16, 2019 SPY, VBTLX5 Comments
The Chinese Stock Market Is Going Mainstream
Jun. 5, 2018 FXI, YINN, YANG3 Comments
Mutual Fund Performance Data Means Less Than You Think
May 8, 2018 4 Comments
How To Build A Large Roth IRA
Feb. 6, 2018 SPY, QQQ, DIA174 Comments
Strong Earnings Amidst Trade Policy Landmines
Oct. 28, 2017 SPY, QQQ, DIA2 Comments
A Critical Look At The CAPE Ratio
May 30, 2017 VTI, SCHB, VTSAX7 Comments
Do Dividends Matter?
Feb. 13, 2017 PKW, SPYB43 Comments
The Case For Hedge Funds Is Evaporating
Jan. 22, 2017 GURU, IBLN, ALFA9 Comments
Learn To Love Indexing In Today's Bond Market
Sep. 15, 2016
The Roth Conversion In Early Retirement
Aug. 30, 2016 VTI, VWALX48 Comments
Preferred Stock Isn't The Way To Go
Jul. 28, 2016 PFF, JPS, PGX121 Comments
The Mutual Fund Graveyard... And Its Implications For Investors.
Editors' PickJun. 1, 2016 5 Comments
Are The Wheels Coming Off The Hedge Fund Bandwagon?
May 5, 2016 VBTLX, SPY
The Fed And Easy Money: The Party Will Go On Because The Party Must Go On
Feb. 15, 2016 DIA, SPY, QQQ25 Comments
Bond Laddering With Junk Bonds?
Feb. 8, 2016 BSJG18 Comments
Will Low Interest Rates And Longer Lives Reduce Living Standards In Retirement? Not Likely
Nov. 25, 2015 6 Comments
Is The Stock Market Too High? Almost No Way To Tell
Nov. 3, 2015 SPY23 Comments
Foreign Stock Exposure: How Much Is Enough?
Oct. 9, 2015 VEU, SPY, VEA9 Comments
Why Can't Anyone Pick Good Hedge Funds?
Sep. 30, 2015 SPY, VEA, VTSAX4 Comments
Don't Invest With Your Convictions. They're Wrong.
Sep. 25, 2015 SPY, SH, SSO5 Comments