Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is an absurd one.—Voltaire “The market hates uncertainty” has been a common enough saying in recent years, but how logical is it? There are many different aspects to uncertainty, some that can be measured and some that cannot. Uncertainty is an … [Read more...] about Uncertainty and the Market
Bonds
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
10 ideas all investors need to know to be a successful investor – #1 to #5
This post is the first of a two-part post which will deal with the 10 items that all investors need to understand in order to be a successful investor. This post will deal with the first five ideas followed next week by the second post discussing the remaining five ideas. These ideas are … [Read more...] about 10 ideas all investors need to know to be a successful investor – #1 to #5
Rattlesnake Bonds
I was recently watching the National Geographic Channel and they were discussing the rattlesnake. It seems that over the course of millions of years of evolution that the rattlesnake has developed, it is now incapable of striking and biting someone without signaling their distinctive calling card. … [Read more...] about Rattlesnake Bonds
Still Trying to Pick Stock Winners? How Capitalism Works
This post was guest written by Brad Steiman with our partner Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) Canada. (Unlike some of the current thinking in the press, it deals with how people are rewarded for investing, not at the expense of other people, but as a reward for providing capital.) It is not … [Read more...] about Still Trying to Pick Stock Winners? How Capitalism Works
What do financial terms mean – Mutual Funds
Continuing with our series, this blog describes [highlight]what is a mutual fund[/highlight]. And while my teachers at Chaminade High School in Mineola, told me I should not describe something by stating what it is not - that is where we will begin. There are different types of financial … [Read more...] about What do financial terms mean – Mutual Funds