Diversification, Patience, and Consistency
Investment Regardless of how the markets may perform, consider making the following part of your investment philosophy: Diversification. The saying “don’t put all your eggs in one basket” has some application to investing. Over time, certain asset classes may perform better than others. If your assets are mostly held in one kind of investment, you could […]
Where is the Market Headed?
We all know the stock market can be unpredictable. We all want to know, “What’s next for the financial markets? Transcript: We all know the stock market can be unpredictable, and after the COVID-19-related drop in 2020, some may tend to overreact when prices become volatile. We all want to know what’s next for the […]
The Business Cycle
Investments What has upswings and downturns, troughs, peaks, and plateaus? Though such terms could easily describe a roller coaster ride, they are also commonly used to describe the business cycle. The business cycle – also known as the economic cycle – refers to fluctuations in economic activity over several months or years. Tracking the cycle […]
The Cycle of Investing
Understanding the cycle of investing may help you avoid easy pitfalls. Watch the video below. Transcript: Investing should be easy. Just buy low and sell high but most of us have trouble following that. Why is it so hard? It has to do with fear, greed, and something called the investment psychology cycle. As the […]
Pullbacks, Corrections, and Bear Markets
When the market drops, some investors lose perspective that downtrends and uptrends are part of the investing cycle. When stock prices break lower, it’s a good time to review common terms that are used to describe the market’s downward momentum. Pullbacks. A pullback represents the mildest form of a selloff in the markets. You might […]