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Michael Zhuang

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Michael Zhuang is founder and principal of MZ Capital, a fee-only registered investment advisor firm located in the Greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area. He use Nobel winning financial theories to help doctors and entrepreneurs preserve wealth, He also stay on top of all their personal ...more
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When The PE10 Is Over 29…
Wednesday, April 5, 2017 9:51 AM EDT
The US market ended the month of March with the PE10 at 29.02. The PE10 is a stock market measurement devised by Nobel Prize winner Robert Shiller to measure the extent of market over-valuation or under-valuation.
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Is The Market Over-Valued?
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 12:08 PM EDT
The current Shiller PE10 is at 29.14. It is right at the level reached just before the Great Depression, and already far higher than the level just before the previous stock market crash in 2008.
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An Update On Trump’s Tax Plan
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 2:48 PM EDT
Taxpayers will get a tax break. However, there are some taxpayers who will end up with a tax increase.These are folks with many dependents, who have a huge mortgage or who give a lot to charities.
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Don’t Panic If This Happens
Monday, January 16, 2017 10:58 AM EDT
Since the election, the US stock market has been breaking to new highs, encouraged by the prospect of lower taxes and higher growth. However I believe investors have not paid sufficient attention to the prospect of a trade war.
In this article: AAPL
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Year-End Tax Strategies For A Trump Presidency
Monday, December 19, 2016 10:37 AM EDT
With the election of a Republican president and a Republican Congress, the tax Wheel of Fortune is spinning again. Since it’s December 2016, you will have to make an educated guess and place your bet now before the wheel comes to a stop.
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The Peril Of Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Monday, November 7, 2016 11:35 PM EDT
An ESPP enables a company employee to purchase company stock through payroll deduction. A popular way to align the interests of the employees and the firm. But such a plan can be fraught with dangers.
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Dad Bought Life Insurance For Him
Monday, October 17, 2016 9:15 PM EDT
If you truly want to leave something to your children other than financial loss and headache, try a true investment, like a 50/50 portfolio in stock and bond index funds.
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On The Unpredictability Of The Market
Monday, September 19, 2016 10:58 AM EDT
At the end of June this year, UK citizens voted in a referendum for the nation to withdraw from the European Union. The result, which defied the expectations of many, led to market volatility as participants weighed possible consequences..
In this article: DIA, EWU, SPY
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Why I Don’t Pick Stocks
Friday, August 19, 2016 1:46 AM EDT
My rule of thumb is no more than 20% of your portfolio should be in the company you work for. Even though you may know your company better than others, let’s face it, you don’t know what you don’t know.
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The Real Danger Of A Market Decline
Thursday, June 30, 2016 2:59 PM EDT
A market decline caused by a crisis should be considered as a temporary discount of assets prices as opposed to a permanent loss of wealth.
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67% Of Mutual Winners Become … Losers!
Saturday, June 25, 2016 12:41 PM EDT
According to research by Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc, only 33% of mutual funds that outperformed the market in the last five years continue to do so in the next five years.
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Brexit: What To Do About It?
Saturday, June 18, 2016 2:36 PM EDT
A mere month ago, the stay vote still won by a comfortable margin. Just showing how political wind can shift, the odds are now 50/50 that the leave vote might win.
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Why A Global Diversified Portfolio?
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 4:54 AM EDT
The decade between 2000 and 2009 is what investors call "The Lost Decade," but only if you invested solely in the S&P 500. If you had owned a globally diversified portfolio, the decade would not have been lost.
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What Stock Returns Look Like In 20 Years
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 2:38 PM EDT
Stocks always beat cash if you have a 20-year investment horizon. Cash may not fall like stocks in the short term, but in the long term, it is far more riskier.
In this article: SPX
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What Is Going On In China?
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 10:45 AM EDT
It seems every other day or so, another shoe drops in China that sends the world market into tailspin. What the heck is going on there?
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Investors Gone Crazy
Monday, January 11, 2016 4:39 PM EDT
In the short run, investors can be crazy irrational. That’s why you should not try to predict the market.
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