Improving Investor Behavior: Focus on the āpersonalā in personal finance
One of my favorite sayings is that personal finance is far more personal than it is finance. For years, one of the core tenets of our financial planning has been...
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Improving Investor Behavior: Growing our way out of inflation
With fall in full swing and snow adorning the mountain tops, I turn to a classic dish for a little winter comfort: Campbell's Tomato Soup. First introduced in 1895, the...
Improving Investor Behavior: My formula for building wealth
Warren Buffett turned 92 on Aug. 30. Given his investment prowess and lifelong dedication to finance, it's incredible that most of his wealth (96%) was acquired after he turned 50....
Improving Investor Behavior: Ready for a recession?
Many articles and column inches have been written about an impending recession facing the United States. Though the definition of a recession seems to be a hot-button topic of late,...
Improving Investor Behavior: Your personal economy
On Aug. 10, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released updated inflation numbers. While the top line number of 8.5% is still large compared with this time a year ago,...
Improving Investor Behavior: The strength of endurance
My coach Dan Sullivan likes to say, "Amateurs practice until they get it right; professionals practice until they can't get it wrong." From athletics to engineering, medicine to money management,...
Improving Investor Behavior: Mindsets during volatile times
If you're an investor (and I hope you are), it's probably time for a mental check-in. How are you today? How do you feel about everything going on in the...
Improving Investor Behavior: How long will a bear market last?
The S&P 500 is down about 17% as of Wednesday, May 25, narrowly avoiding the traditional definition of a bear market at negative 20%. The NASDAQ has already fallen well...
Improving Investor Behavior: Correcting the word “correction”
The markets are off to a rough start for 2022, with the S&P 500 down about 13.9% from its peak in January, according to data from LPL Financial. Global turmoil,...
Improving Investor Behavior: The gray area of good investor behavior
If youāre a frequent reader of this column, you know that Iām a large proponent of good investor behavior. Though Iāve spent a great number of column inches espousing the...