Work on building general resilience so that you can have resilience in times of financial, health and emotional crises. It isn’t always easy to stay calm when other investors are panicking. The best strategy in any time, up or down, is to follow your plan. It’s during a crisis that having a … [Read more...] about Video: Why Resilience is So Important
behavioral finance
The Death of Equities – Re-visited
40 Years ago this week, Newsweek had one of its most infamous headlines: "The Death of Equities: How inflation is destroying the stock market". This was the cover headline August 13, 1979. The financial media and media in general are always trying to project fear into investors and this … [Read more...] about The Death of Equities – Re-visited
Stopping Future Mistakes – Running to Third Base
I coached Little League softball for young girls for a little over a decade in Allendale, NJ. I can still remember little Susie when she was nine years old and began playing softball for the first time. She was nervous and the uniform was always a little too big on her. She would roll up her … [Read more...] about Stopping Future Mistakes – Running to Third Base
Will Fed Raise Interest Rates? Don’t Follow the Doomed Frogs
A couple of summers ago, my family was vacationing in Woodloch Springs in Hawley, Pennsylvania. It happened to be a particularly hot stretch of summer weather. It was stifling and they had to bring out cold cloths to the golfers to prevent them from being overwhelmed by the heat. This allowed me … [Read more...] about Will Fed Raise Interest Rates? Don’t Follow the Doomed Frogs
Not the Traditional David Letterman “Top Ten” List
This guest post is written by Jim Parker who works for our partner Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) in Australia. Jim has created a Top 10 list of excuses that we have all fallen victim to at some point while investing. Unfortunately, this list is not as funny as David's nightly list used to be, but … [Read more...] about Not the Traditional David Letterman “Top Ten” List
Use a Guide in the Investment Jungle
We often help our clients through an array of situations that involve uncertainty resulting in fear. They are aware that there are risks that could foil their success in achieving all that they want for themselves, their families, and their communities at large. However, most of the uncertainty … [Read more...] about Use a Guide in the Investment Jungle