How Much Impact Does a President Have on Stocks?
The anticipation building up to elections often brings with it questions about how financial markets will respond. But the outcome of an election is only one of many inputs to …
How is Goals Based Investing Like a Day at the Beach?
You may be surprised to learn that successful goals-based investing can be a lot like spending a day at the beach. When you go to the beach, you expect mostly …
A Tale of Two Decades: Lessons for Long-Term Investors
The first decade of the 21st century, and the second one that’s drawing to a close, have reinforced for investors some timeless market lessons: Returns can vary sharply from one …
Hindsight is 20/20. Foresight isn’t.
The year 2019 served up many examples of the unpredictability of markets. Interest rates that US policy makers expected to rise fell instead. American consumers’ confidence weakened as the year …