TABR News

For many workers today, a pension is like a typewriter. They may have heard of one, but they’ve never seen one. That’s because pensions have become a dying breed, as they are just too costly to most employers and have been replaced with defined contribution plans. Yet, many of our clients and prospective clients who […]

Bob Kargenian was quoted in a Letter to the Editor in Barron’s, a weekly newspaper that covers financial information, relevant statistics, and market developments. Bob Kargenian said, “Authors Avi Salzman (in the cover story) and Simon Constable (in the sidebar, “How Investors Can Ride a Rally in Commodities”) recommended the United States Oil fund, an […]

Bob Kargenian was quoted in a Letter to the Editor in Barron’s, a weekly newspaper that covers financial information, relevant statistics, and market developments. According to Kargenian, “For years now, economists have been baffled as to why the U.S. economy has failed to achieve even 3% gross-domestic-product growth. But now we know the answer. In […]

As I write this three days before Christmas, the uptrend in stock prices we’ve been touching on for most of this year continues its relentless ascent, with almost all major indexes making new all-time highs on December 18. We’ll detail below why the party is not likely over, despite rampant optimism and some speculation. In […]

Bob Kargenian’s research paper, All Indexes Are Not Created Equal, was published in Advisor Perspectives, a leading interactive publisher for Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), wealth managers, and financial advisors. According to Kargenian, “A little over two years ago, we decided the long term evidence of trying to select actively managed equity funds in comparison to […]

Wharton professor Kent Smetters, who is also the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, interviewed Steve Medland about a range of financial planning topics for his show, “Your Money.” Steve also took live caller questions about everything from how to invest their 401(k) accounts to whether or not they should […]

In this edition of TABR’s quarterly newsletter, we’re presenting research on indexes in the various categories (large stocks, mid-caps, small and international), and some of our findings are interesting. In some areas, you’ll find it really pays to be discerning. In addition, we’ll touch on the three-year anniversary of TABR’s Dividend Stock strategy, the 2018 […]

Bob Kargenian appeared in Veronica Dagher’s Wall Street Journal article, “How Financial Advisers Give Thanks.” According to the article, “Mr. Kargenian sends every client a book that he thinks will add value to their life or to the lives of their friends and family. This year’s selection: ‘Make Your Kid a Money Genius,’ by Beth […]

Today we’re introducing a document that we call the TABR Year in the Life. We originally created this page because we came to the realization that many of our valued clients still don’t know about many of the services we offer. In order to create our Year in the Life document, Bob, Mary, Sylvia and […]

This past week, a large number of stock market indexes continued to march to new price highs. We’ll show you that in many ways, the market remains in a healthy uptrend. We should enjoy it while it lasts. I’ve also included a column from long time Los Angeles Times sportswriter Jim Murray. When you read […]