My Thoughts on This: I guess it’s time to start thinking again. The heavy part of the holidays are over and pressure is building for us to confront the new year. I’m not sure why I’m sharing this with you because I’va also been reading posts by people in the know who made predictions last …
Tag: investments
Big GM Investment in China
My Comments: Not talked about much during the recent election campaign but in the back of my mind as I pondered the merits of the GOP vs Dems. The neo-con crowd who were backing Romney were the same people who pushed as hard as anyone to get us into Iraq in 2002-03 and have been …
8 Stock Market Omens That Influence Investors
My Comments: For years I've sort of paid attention to omens; how else are you going to justify the bizarre outcomes that invevitably happen and influence how much money my clients end up with over the years. The tempatation, no matter how professional you try to be, is to respond to the advice of those …
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3 Self-Defeating Investor Behaviors:
By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne The intricacies of investor psychology shed light on what people are doing to miss out on long-term opportunities—and on how advisors can help them overcome those behavioral hurdles, according to a recent report from Franklin Templeton Investments. Behavioral phenomena can have a negative impact on investor psychology, says Franklin Templeton in …
J.P. Morgan Weekly Market Recap – October 22, 2012
I try to post these every week. Some you like to time the market and this report from J.P.Morgan is perhaps the best summary to help your decision making:
SEC Offers Primer on Selecting a Financial Planner
My Comments: I describe myself as a financial planner and investment advisor. I use this blog to attempt to bring my ideas to the general public, some of whom will from time to time contact me for advice. (at least that’s the plan...) Meanwhile, members of the general public are faced with a choice of …
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The Biggest Bubble in Human History
My Comments: The word “bubble”, in the context of investments, has come to mean a time when values are overstated, and many people are going to suffer financial disaster. The classic examples include the Tulip Mania, where in February 1637 in Denmark, some single tulip bulbs sold for more than 10 times the annual income …
Good Piece on U.S. Concerns: Libya v. Egypt v. Whomever
My Comments: This comes to you via the NYTimes and Tom Barnett whom you have seen me repost before. The anger we are seeing over there results from decades of US behavior. We now live in an internet age, and those folks are discovering what the rest of the world looks like and, like teenagers, …
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Forty Percent of Small Business Owners Don’t Save For Retirement
My Comments: I’m a small business owner and have been for almost forty years. I’m in the business of helping others retire, and I have to confess to you that I’ve done a poor to average job preparing myself for retirement. Fortunately, my health and my profession allow me to continue to work, never mind …
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5 Crucial Pieces of Retirement Advice for Women
My Comments: Many of my clients are widows. They became my clients when their husbands were alive and over the course of time, we are where we are today. Today, I do my best to help them manage their financial lives and provide some measure of assurance about their financial future. Clearly, women live longer …
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Helping Define Your Financial Future 