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Why Retirement Savers Should Ignore the Robinhood Hubbub
Long-term investors with diversified nest eggs have little to fear from the GameStop saga.
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A Great Stock and a Great Investment May Not Be the Same
“That’s a great stock; I think I’ll take a big position in my portfolio.” That’s how all too many investors make their investment decisions. Mistake, big mistake. Randi: Hello, Harold. Harold Evensky: Hi, Randi. What’s new in the accounting world? R: Don’t ask. It seems like every time Congress passes a law simplifying the tax…
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The Titanic: The Future Ain’t What it Used to Be
We’ve seen the warning on every investment site, in every prospectus, in every description of every mutual fund ever peddled: “Past performance is not indicative of future returns.” So it amazes me how many investors base their expectations for future investment returns on past market returns. Some base it on long-term historical returns because a…
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Irrational Investing: You’re Not the only One Who’s Nuts
Good news! You’re not irrational, you’re human. I just came from one of the most exciting lectures I’ve ever attended. That shouldn’t be a big surprise, because Danny Kahneman, the speaker, is a Nobel Laureate. Professor Kahneman received the Nobel Prize in economics for what has become known as Behavioral Economics. Basically, his studies brought…
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Tech Stocks Are Soaring One Day, Plummeting the Next. Here’s How Investors Can Cope
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Evensky & Katz / Foldes
“If the recent volatility has you reaching for Tums, you’re doing it wrong,” says Brian Fischer, a financial advisor in Miami with Evensky & Katz. “It’s time to rethink your investment. You may want to reduce the size. Investing when your mind isn’t right leads to poor decision-making.”
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