A recent discussion brought to light the dangers of following the crowd in personal and financial decisions. Some individuals express a deep fear of breaking free from established norms and question ...

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It’s tempting to invest in the most popular funds. They’ve probably had at least decent performance and the mystique that can go with that. And, by definition, they’ve drawn in other investors, ...

In the quest to fit in, we sometimes lose our true selves, getting swept up in “herd mentality” — following the crowd, even when it goes against our own compass. Humans are inherently social beings, ...

“But all the kids are doing it!” I’d argue as a child when I wanted to do something. Predictably, the parental response was, “If all the kids jumped off the Empire State Building, would you jump, too?

Through the first five months of the year, roughly $836 billion of cash has been invested in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Vanguard Total International Stock Index ETF (NASDAQ: VXUS) was the ...

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