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Every once in a while, I run into an investor who bought a financial product that, upon reflection, may not have been totally appropriate given the individual's personal and financial circumstances.

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    Bonds: Strategies or Schemes

    According to Fortune Magazine, Warren Buffett, the Oracle from Omaha, will soon release his annual shareholder letter pointing out that "money-market funds, bonds, mortgages, bank deposits...are thought of as 'safe.'  In truth they are among the most dangerous of assets...their risk is huge...

    86 days ago

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    The Pitch: Buyer Beware (Best of IYM)

    Financial Abundance Podcast

    247 days ago

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    Stock Trading Treadmill.​..Avoid The Hype

    (May not show on some computers)   If not showing video please click on the following link for video version: http://youtu.be/_LdgTC1233Q   I ran across a recent...

    247 days ago

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    Gold...Irr​ational Exuberance​!!!

    The television or radio nowadays is being bombarded with advertisements to "buy gold." Firms selling gold now have a huge cash influx and are using it to attract more buying creative marketing. You will hear that it’s the "new gold rush" and get in now because "prices will continue to ...

    275 days ago

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    Market Volatility Leads to Big Investor Mistakes

    The month of July (and now August) must have been the worst nightmare for advisors who recommend market timing (otherwise known as tactical asset management) as the investment method of choice to their clients.

    282 days ago

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    Now what? Panic?

    Burton Malkiel had a great article in today's WSJ. Malkiel is a highly regarded professor from Princeton and the author of the investing bible, A Random Walk Down Wall Street. Here's a link to the article:

    289 days ago

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    Einstein's Insanity

    You've probably heard Einstein's definition of insanity...doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

    296 days ago

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    Little Known Secret that many mutual fund managers wish you didn't know?

    What's the Little Known Secret that many mutual fund managers wish you didn't know? You won't believe it when I tell you. Many mutual fund managers do not invest in their own funds. Kind of unbelievable, isn't it!

    299 days ago

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    Home Bias Investing

    Whenever I review a prospective client's investment portfolio, I rarely see one that is truly globally diversified. The biggest problem I see is that most people are woefully over-weighted in US stocks. To make matters even worse, its usually exposure to just large US company stocks.

    319 days ago

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    Stock Pickers Market???

    Just getting back from the Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) conference in Austin. Other than 104 degree temperatures, it was a great conference.

    333 days ago

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