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Mind Over Market: The market will provoke you, how will you respond?
Behavioral psychology has a huge impact on the average investor, often leading to moves that derail a solid, long-term financial plan. Cognitive biases like overconfidence and anchoring can make investors jump the gun based on half-baked info. Emotions like fear and greed can drive impulsive market reactions, causing panic-selling during downturns and overbuying during rallies.…
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3 Market Considerations Heading into 2024
As we wrap up 2023, I want to discuss 3 points that are on my mind—and seemingly on the minds of folks like you: inflation, interest rates, and cash. As usual, the crystal ball is broken, but that won’t stop us from approaching things thoughtfully and with goals in mind. 1. Inflation: the next decade…
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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…
