Notes About Our Investment Process

Notes About Our Investment Process Markets go up and markets go down, sometimes violently. Sometimes they stay down for months at a time. No one can time, predict, influence or control them and I won’t insult your intelligence by suggesting that I can or that I will...

Investing 5 Years to Retirement

Investing 5 Years to Retirement This is no time for mistakes. Recently, a non-client asked me to review their investments. They estimated they were 5 years away from retirement and trying to do the right thing with their money. They were concerned about their...

No Performance Report From Your Advisor?

No Performance Report From Your Advisor? Performance Reports:  Many of my newest clients have never received detailed performance reports from their previous advisors? I have no idea why.  This should be standard practice by all financial advisors. Ideally, you should...

Focus On What You Can Control

Focus On What You Can Control ​On any given day supposed financial experts could write about the markets, geopolitics, or the economy and use the opportunity to create anxiety so you really feel like you need their advice!  I won’t ever do this because I think...

Embrace Optimism. Or Get Left Behind.

Embrace Optimism. Or Get Left Behind. Your Money & Your Emotions Earlier this year, stocks in the US were expensive.  But the economy was doing well and even an overpriced stock market left many thinking “any potential downturn in the stock markets should be...