Mental Accounting
Chances are, you know somebody who has made a vow to go to the gym twice or three times a week, and even bought a gym membership, and never gets around to going. You probably also know people who don’t…
The Urge to Do Something Different
Many investors have become disillusioned with their investment strategy. After all, at the end of the 2000s, most investors were left with less than they started with at the beginning of the decade. So a desire to do something different…
1940 = 2010?
Over the last few weeks, we’ve had a few clients call us with some understandable concerns regarding current stock market conditions. They have asked whether it makes sense to sell stocks and move their money in to cash and bonds. …
Financial Celebrities
Many of our new clients tell us they found out about fee only financial planning by listening to talk radio or watching their favorite financial pundit on television. Media personalities such as Suze Orman, Clark Howard, and Dave Ramsey do…
Extreme Opinions
In the world we live in today, we are inundated with 24 hour news and information from more sources than ever before. New gadgets and devices continue to roll out to capture our attention with fascinating technologies. Smartphones and other…
The Relationship between Gold and Inflation
Historically, gold has been used as a hedge against inflation. During the run up in to its peak price in 1980, gold was chasing the inflation rate as investors feared that their purchasing power was going to be destroyed by…
This Little Piggy Goes to the Market…
When we start working with a new client, one of the first steps is typically consolidating the number of accounts they have outstanding. In our experience this makes your finances easier to manage by reducing the mental accounting that needs…
Am I Doing the Right Thing With My Investments?
HBO has a popular series they air in the fall called “Hard Knocks.” The aim of the program is to uncover the intricacies and nuances that make training camp in the NFL so fascinating. They pull the curtain back and give…
How Did I Do Compared to the Average Investor?
Many illustrations of investment performance calculate the growth of a hypothetical investment from a given starting point. Typically there is a benchmark, such as the S&P 500 index, charted alongside for comparison purposes. The models show that had you invested a…
Nervous about the Stock Market?
Feeling a little nervous about the recent drop in the market? You’re in good company as it’s perfectly normal in this type of environment. In fact, we’d be surprised if the drop had not made you nervous as that is…
