Should investors “go defensive” in uncertain times?
Lately, the wisdom of having adequate cash reserves has been painfully hitting home for many investors. Sometimes, it has spurred…
Is Value Investing Still of Value?
I’ve often posted blogs about the perils of trying to time the market or pick individual stocks. I hope these…
Are stock markets ingenious or insane?
Long Term Financial Planning Focus Can Help You Ride Out Volatile Investment Markets You’ve probably heard the expression, “crazy like…
History Lessons for Managing a Market Storm Part 2: Things Not To Do
Anticipating a Market Storm? Learn from the Past and Avoid These Bad Investment Decisions In my last post, I revisited…
History Lessons for Managing a Market Storm Part 1: Things You Can Do
Each Market Storm May Vary, but Abiding Lessons Remain Relevant to Help You Ride Them Out If there’s a consolation…
How do I reduce volatility in my investments?
I must admit, the title of today’s post, How Do I Reduce Volatility in My Investments, is a bit bogus.…
Is it Time to Time the Market …this Time?
Has market news got you thinking it might be time to rethink your market positions? It’s certainly understandable if the…
40 Years After the Stock Market Died
An Independent Financial Advisor's Perspective on the Persistent, Rumored Death of the Stock Market Legend has it, 19thcentury humorist Mark Twain once…
Three times you might want to change your asset allocation
As we approach year-end, it’s looking as if 2018 may deliver negative returns on equity investments. As we covered here, periodic negative…
Using a Lifestyle Reserve To Ride Out Market Storms
You may have noticed, we seem to be at the beginning, end or middle of an especially rocky ride in…
