Tim Begany is an experienced investor and financial journalist who has written about many financial topics including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, international/emerging markets, retirement and insurance. He worked at several financial planning and investment advisory firms, where he participated in the development and management of stock, bond, and mutual fund portfolios and helped clients with comprehensive financial planning.
His education includes a bachelor's degree in business administration and the Certified Financial Planner curriculum. He holds a Series 65 investment consultant license.
Analyst Articles
If you’re like a lot of investors, then the eurozone crisis has you so spooked that you’ve trimmed way back on equities and now hold a lot of cash. This is not necessarily bad, especially if you’ll need the money to cover short-term obligations. But if you’re investing for something… Read More
If you consider yourself a “gold bug,” then you may think it’s a good time to invest in the biggest gold-producing companies, since gold and large-cap stocks are popular safe havens in uncertain times like these. But when it comes to gold stocks, assuming… Read More
Despite the ongoing debt crisis in Europe, and the insane market volatility that comes with it, I’m going to go out on a limb and say the economy has turned a corner. In the long run, I… Read More
In my experience, the investments we regret most are the ones we never made. For example, I wish I’d purchased shares of Starbucks Corp. (Nasdaq: SBUX) when the time was right, but I didn’t. As a result, I’ve missed out on returns of 16%… Read More
Energy stocks are often wickedly volatile, especially now with all the uncertainty about the economy. Still, long-term returns may be enormous for those with enough patience to ride out the rough patches. A fine example of this is the stock of oil giant Chevron Corp. (NYSE:… Read More
Here’s some good news, if you’re up for it: I’ve found a stock that could return 200% or even more over the next three to five years. These aren’t the 1990s, though, so it isn’t simply a matter of buying shares and then watching the price… Read More
Despite the wild ups and downs it has created, this year’s tug-of-war between the bulls and bears hasn’t amounted to much. To date, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been flat, while the S&P 500 has dropped a little more than 4%. We’ve essentially been on a hellish rollercoaster ride… Read More
Anytime Bill Gates snaps up a stock like there’s no tomorrow, investors should pay attention. Gates, since retiring from… Read More
Income investors are like anyone else when it comes to getting paid: they’d rather get paid sooner rather than later. But unlike some, they have a good reason for it. Because of inflation, money is always worth more now than later. Plus, money you get now… Read More
Has the market gone off its rocker? One day the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 500 points and the next day it’s up 500 points. Then it’s down 600 and up 400, and so on. It’s easy to spend all day trying to explain the market’s… Read More
