I know it has been awhile since my last blog, but with all that has been happening with the markets and the coronavirus I felt it was important to quickly put down my thoughts.
Read MoreThis week we enter 2019 and a common resolution is to get your finances in order and take more control of your financial well-being. While this is obviously a noble goal and one I wholeheartedly endorse (I’m a little biased…)
Read MoreI hope everyone had a turkey filled and relaxing Thanksgiving, I know I’m planning on working leftover turkey into my meals for weeks to come.
Read MoreWelcome back to another edition of Financial Literacy Friday where today I wanted to talk about expense ratios and how they can affect your investment experience.
Read MoreWelcome back to another edition of Financial Literacy Friday, where today we’ll be looking at what an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is and how it works.
Read MoreToday’s edition of Financial Literacy Friday looks at the concept of market cycles and how they give structure to the volatility in our markets.
Read MoreWelcome back to another Financial Literacy Friday, in today’s post I’ll be focusing on market corrections.
Read MoreToday’s Financial Literacy Friday post is going to dovetail with the previous post on strategic diversification and talk about systematic risk.
Read MoreThis week’s edition of Financial Literacy Friday focuses on the money market and how it differs from capital markets.
Read MoreWelcome back to this week’s edition of Financial Literacy Friday where today we’ll be focusing on the time value of money.
Read MoreI have talked numerous times on this blog about the advantages of investing in broadly diversified portfolios, and that includes international opportunities as well.
Read MoreHello everyone and welcome back to another edition Financial Literacy Friday where today we’ll be talking about index funds. Index funds were made popular but Warren Buffet and were made easily accessible by Vanguard and other mutual fund companies.
Read MoreDuring last week’s Financial Literacy Friday, I talked about the importance of net worth and going through the process to calculate your own net worth.
Read MoreThe decision between paying off debt or investing is a big one, but probably not as big as you might think. Many people struggle with this decision because they feel as though they need to make the right choice, but in reality both are good decisions.
Read MoreI have been getting a good amount of questions about index funds as well as potential alternatives, so I wanted to post a video that may help clear some things up.
Read MoreWith all the volatility that’s been happening in the markets recently, I wanted to remind everyone to not get caught up in the headlines and financial news shows.
Read MoreToday I wanted to delve a bit into psychology and show how you can avoid pitfalls in your financial life by being aware of how your brain thinks.
Read MoreToday I wanted to switch up my focus a little and talk about some of the basics of the financial world in what I’m calling Financial Literacy Friday. This will be an ongoing feature on Friday’s as I go over and explain various terms and concepts within finance.
Read MoreA common concern I hear is “I’m worried about the economy, how should I tailor my investments to match that fear?” so today I’m going explore the link between economic growth and equity returns. Looking at historical returns of equities as compared to the growth of that country’s GDP, we see that the link between the two is quite weak.
Read MoreI wanted to give a quick rundown of the broad styles of investment management as well as outline the method I use to manage investments. These two styles are generally called active and passive, but I prefer the terms conventional and evidence based as it more accurately describes each process.
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