Archive for November 2022
Knowing Better but Not Doing Better
There seems to be something about human nature that prevents too many people from dealing with and planning for the future. Most retail investors use their company sponsored 401(k) or similar plan to secure their futures. The most important part of investing for the future is starting early and the longer you wait to save…
Read MoreWhen Will They Learn, There Is No Free Lunch?
With the recent collapse of FTX, investors of all types are learning that nothing in life is free and that there is always a price. Unfortunately, not just the wealthy got burned but also some retail investors who had more invested in speculative assets than they should have. It is amazing how many people are…
Read MoreAdd Some Zig to Your Zag
Diversification always seems to be a topic of discussion in the investment world, and everyone seems to need it, from individual investors to large institutional investors. Diversifying your investment portfolio involves adding a variety of assets that are not similarly correlated and move in opposite directions as market conditions change over time. Of course, theoretically,…
Read MorePolitics and The Markets
It’s election time again and investors want to know what the respective parties can do to get the economy back on the right track. Currently, high inflation is the talk of the day, but can your favorite politician or political party really help? We think not since inflation is mostly a supply-side issue of which…
Read MoreThey Can’t See the Future
Successful investing is all about picking the right investment strategy that suits your unique skills and abilities. Success in the markets can be defined in several ways but we define successful investing as the ability to outperform the market over time with higher returns and lower risk versus any market index. Investors have many ways…
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