3 Charts That Show Stock Market Euphoria Is Totally Unprecedented

My Comments: I’m thinking of getting into the markets. That’s a sure sign the bottom will soon drop out. Jesse Felder on March 18, 2017 Last week I focused on fundamentals, sharing 3 charts that show stock market valuations are totally unprecedented. This week I'll focus on sentiment. When looking at sentiment many people like …

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Investment Test

My Comments: I have no idea where the following came from. I found them in my archives and decided the respective statements and explanation are still very relevant. And besides, today is Monday and that’s when I post stuff about investing money. My apologies for not being able to correctly attribute this post. Which investment …

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Investment Strategies for Your Retirement Accounts

My Comments: A phrase I’m known to use from time to time is that ‘life is generally better with more money than it is with less money.” While this might seem obvious, there are many people whose efforts to have more money have fallen flat. Here’s a few ideas that might help you. Michelle Mabry, …

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Stock Manager of $37 Billion Doesn’t Believe the Earnings Hype

My Comments: Monday, post #2. First, you don’t get to manage $37B unless you know what the hell you are doing. Two, the higher we go, the harder will be the fall. Put a lot of your money in cash and keep it there until the dust settles. by Jonas Cho Walsgard / February 19, …

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Trump is in the wrong place at the wrong time when it comes to the stock market

My Comments: It’s Monday, my day to talk about investments. Today, there will be two posts instead of one. I think we’re in a bubble, and those don’t end well. From the tulip mania bubble several hundred years ago in Holland to the DotCom bubble in 1999-2000, a lot of people lost a lot of …

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Opinion: This, not Donald Trump, is the true revolution upending stock-market investing

My Thoughts on This: Hysteria on Wall Street! The Crash is Coming! No, It’s NOT! It’s refreshing to see behind the news and find an insight that serves to explain what’s probably going on. These comments by Howard Gold are probably close to the truth. NOT FAKE NEWS! Published: Feb 1, 2017 by Howard Gold …

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Putting Clients Second

My Comments: Readers of my posts have seen me comment before on the proposed Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule that is scheduled to be implemented this coming April. It’s directed toward anyone providing investment advice related to retirement accounts (with one major exception!). The rule says that anyone providing such advice must adhere to a …

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Opinion: This Market Bubble is About to Burst

My Comments: Yesterday, I decided it was time to think about moving my clients out of cash and back into the markets. At least with some of their money. Now, once again, I’m not so sure. If you are retired, or about to be retired, and have the ability to control the investments made inside …

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Have You Heard About The New Fiduciary Rule?

My Comments: This falls into a ‘did you know’ category. You'll find an explanation of the term ‘fiduciary’ in paragraph four below. Many of my followers are employed by universities and colleges, cities and counties, and other not-for-profit organizations across the country including churches. If this is you, then you may have money in a …

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Coming Soon: The Worst Investing Returns In 30 Years

My Comments: I found this several months ago and found it again this morning. It’s still very relevant. As someone who attempts to help people make the transition from working for money, to retirement when the goal is money working for you, a big challenge is dealing with expectations. Many advisors have spent the last …

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