Charles Sizemore was interviewed in a recent article by Reuters’ Lou Carlozo: Amid a burst housing bubble, worldwide jitters over government debt and the high-profile recklessness of some financial movers and shakers, markets in the U.S. and abroad have taken a beating… Risk today, in almost any form, is seen as the enemy by a...Read More

Taxes are like sandpaper that grinds down your returns over time, says Sizemore: Every dollar you pay in taxes today is a dollar that can't be invested for growth. There are also secondary benefits, such as protection from creditors. In most cases, assets held in a 401(k) or IRA are safe from creditors' claims.Read More

Charles Sizemore gave his thoughts on actively-managed ETFs to Jane Wollman Rusoff in the October issue of Research Magazine.  Here are a few highlights from the article: That new kid on the block with the monogram “ETF” isn’t just passing through town — the exchange-traded fund is here to stay. And what’s been hyped for...Read More

The Mises Institute, dedicated to “proceeding ever more boldly against evil,” appears to take issue with some of my comments on gold ($GLD $GC_F): Charles Sizemore, CFA, wrote back in June, “Gold today is as risky as tech stocks in 1999 and Miami condos in 2005, and the arguments supporting its rise are every bit...Read More

This week, Charles Sizemore discusses the gold bubble, the ongoing housing crisis and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s policy options with David Hays, host of the “Your Money” radio show on Bloomington, Indiana’s  FM 95-9 WGCL. To hear the interview, follow this link: Your Money with David Hays Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA Sizemore Insights is a...Read More