Stock Market Today

*  Watch what you watch and read. Turn off the talking heads on TV and put down the latest investment periodical. These formats are informative if taken lightly and in the proper amount but they are more interested in selling subscriptions and driving ratings than they are about giving quality advice. The movements generated by [...]

#  Investing is risky! No matter what you invest in there is an inherent level of risk associated with ALL investments. If you choose to be ultra conservative and invest in CD’s then you are assuming inflationary and income generating risk. Investing in bonds can contain as much risk as stocks at times. # The [...]

Investing in a vacuum is never a good idea. This sounds ultra simplistic but I cannot count the number of times I have helped someone through these issues. Set and establish goals for your future and determine how those goals are influenced by the results of your investing. It is never wise to invest solely [...]

The majority of the tech portfolios had standard deviation values well into the double-digits. Those same portfolios today are worth considerably less than their value from the ’90s due to the risk associated with the holdings. We have all seen and heard the stories from other investors about how much they have lost in the [...]

If you are like most individual  investors, your portfolio is built and designed around a method of pure luck and good intentions. Some investors do not take the time to consider the overall, big goal and as a result the portfolio is constructed to meet the needs or desires of the moment. The primary issue, [...]