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10 Crucial Things You Should Know About Bear Markets
Another bear market has come and gone. For now, disaster has been postponed. As we wait for the next thing(s) to worry about and the inevitable market drop that will consume headlines, we wanted to share a list with a few bits of history to keep in mind. If you’re doing your own research on…
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Do you really need that individual stock?
Individual stocks end up in portfolios for various reasons—possibly some speculation along the way, maybe inherited from a family member and kept for sentimental reasons, purchased many years ago and now with a cost basis so low that selling the stock would incur high taxes, or through acquisition of company stock options. We don’t recommend…
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Don’t Let Fear Drive Your Investment Strategy
Would you rather be in the market when it goes down or out of the market when it goes up? Me neither! In a perfect world, we would know how to get out of the market at the right time to avoid losses, then return at the ideal moment to capitalize on the recovery. Why…
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‘What a Great Company! I’ll Buy the Stock!’ How to Decide If You Really Should
If you’re managing your own portfolio, there are temptations that can lead you astray, cause you to veer away from the investment strategy you’ve settled on, and cost you a lot of money. For example: sooner or later, you’re bound to hear a story about a company that’s headed for success—a great investment. The tip…
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Dangerous Measures: The Fine Art of Calculating Returns
The person responsible for translating the math chapter of my book, Wealth Management, into Japanese told me, “You give me much headache.” Welcome to the math chapter. Okay, class, today we’re going to be discussing one of the most common activities for financial planners, namely, the calculation of investment returns. Accounting in some measurable way for changes…