Investors, Step Away from the News!
“We’ve long felt that the only value of stock forecasters is to make fortune tellers look good.” – Warren Buffett For the first half of the year, the markets seemed fun to many investors–anytime you checked your stocks, they were usually up. Recently, however, the markets have started making some moves downward. For […]
For Young Investors, Cash May Be The Scariest Investment of All
“Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.”
-Ronald Reagan
Regaining the Trust of Millennial Investors
Millennials are financial veterans, but they don’t even know it. After witnessing the dot-com frenzy and subsequent crash, the 2008 subprime mortgage meltdown, and the 2009 bull market, America’s largest generation is naturally skeptical of the boom-bust version of markets they have grown up on. While they have indeed seen a lot, what many haven’t […]
Preparing Investors for Changing Market “Seasons”
Advisors know markets are cyclical, but many investors don’t. Learn how to coach your clients on this vital subject.
Target-Date Funds: Don’t Take Your Hands Off The Wheel
Target-date funds are extremely popular with investors and are often the default choice in 401k plans. In theory, target-date funds are a great idea; you pick the fund that matches your expected retirement date, and it takes care of details like asset allocation and rebalancing. It’s a simple option, like putting your investments on cruise […]
Women Investors: Play to their Strengths
Many women are intimidated by finance, but a new study shows that those who participate in the market reap higher returns than men. SigFig conducted a study of 2.5 million accounts with over $350 billion in assets. The female account holders had a clear edge over their male counterparts. One possible explanation is that men […]