Tag Archives: Diversification

Portfolio Enemy #1

From 1996 through 1999, a silent killer grew and overtook the portfolios of nearly all US investors. I fear it’s on the move again. Working quietly, like a kind of virus, this enemy enters your portfolio and slowly takes over. … Continue reading

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Don’t Just Do Something…Stand There!

Most of us feel better when we’re doing something. This is an unfortunate reality for investors, and it’s why most investors will achieve results far below the market rates of return. Yet again, according to DALBAR the average investor far … Continue reading

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We Love Volatility!

Just not the down kind. This is an important message to investors and work-plan administrators about expected returns. Let me start by giving some perspective… What do you expect from your checking account? You expect that only the money you … Continue reading

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Companies Work for YOU.

In an article sent to me recently by a client, Burton Malkiel, author of many books including A Random Walk Down Wall Street, makes the following statement about corporate earnings (read it twice if you need to): “…the structure of U.S. … Continue reading

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Lose the Guru

From time to time I’ll copy something from another investor coach somewhere in the country and pass it along. This is one such time. The following came from the Facebook page of John Borger from Menifee Lakes, California. Thanks, John—this … Continue reading

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