Muddled Markets, The Media, And Our Minds
Around the beginning of every year, most major financial publications print articles with interviews of market experts talking about what...
Q2 2019 Investment Briefing
The second quarter of 2019 continued the positive returns from the first quarter, although not as robustly. In our latest investment...
What Do New Market Highs Mean For Investors?
When the DOW surpassed 20,000 recently, many people predicted an immediate market correction. Thus far, they’ve been wrong. And while...
Investors: Don't Sweat the Dreaded Month of August
After the market staged an impressive recovery off of its swoon during the first two months of 2016, and then weathered the UK's June...
Brexit No Reason For Investor Panic
Yesterday, by a narrow margin, the citizens of the United Kingdom voted to exit the European Union. This move was quite unexpected by...
How New Overtime Rules May Impact You
The much anticipated final new rules on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime standards[1] were released by the Department of...
Federal Reserve Driving Market Anxiety
Over the last few weeks we have seen the return of market volatility on concerns about the strength of the US economy and the potential...
How To (And Not) Use Benchmarks To Evaluate Portfolio Performance
You can't help but hear about the frequent ups and downs of the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the S&P 500 index. The performance of...
Handling Market Volatility: What Successful Investors Know.
When markets are volatile, it's tempting to change something in your investment plan simply because other investors seem to be running...
Why Patience Pays When Investing For The Long Term
When markets are in turmoil, it’s very tempting to forget the long term picture and the achievements of the past, and feel you simply...