Football season is in full swing! With that in mind, here is a article from Investopedia that compares football to your retirement planning. Retirement might be just around the corner or years away. Either way, a game plan is essential to be able to win retirement. Below are some helpful
The Longest Bull Market in S&P 500 History In the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday August 22, 2018 there was an interesting article that included the picture below (Fig 1) showing the S&P 500 Index on the verge of becoming the longest S&P 500 bull market ever. It has now
Jack Bogle of Vanguard on Low Costs I came across this article on low costs. It discusses how low costs are continuing to change the landscape of the financial industry. This article discusses some beliefs from one of the largest figures in the low cost movement. A little over 40
Dealing with Market Volatility: Riding the Escalator While Playing with a Yo-yo I hope your summer is off to a great start. Summer has rolled into Texas and temps have begun to rise, but thankfully football season will be here before we know it. This year has been flying
According to the Prudential 2018 Survey of Retirement Preparedness, when pre-retirees were asked their level of retirement preparedness, they give themselves an average grade of āCā. Approximately 40% added that they are ānot at all sureā how much income they will need each month in retirement and astonishingly, 25% of
Below is our recap of how the markets across the world performed during the 2nd quarter of 2018. The headlines made it seem like it was a volatile quarter. However, from trade wars to the fed raising rates, for the most parts the markets shifted very little. Take a look.
I came across a great article today that can teach us principles for our financial lives and our lives in general. The article is from an interview with Carl Richards author of The Behavior Gap, (if you havenāt read it, I highly suggest it). The article discusses how focusing on
This article by Jake DeKinder, a friend of mine that works at Dimensional Funds, is an easy to understand article that dives into 3 concepts that are deeply embedded into the portfolios we manage. These beliefs are important to understand if you ever want to look under the hood to
Q: Should I Sell My Emerging Markets Positions? A: If we were going to sell or reduce this position, we would want to do so before the news came out and markets started moving based on the news of strengthen US currency. We donāt want to sell low and buy
Click on the image below and view our 2018 Q1 Market Review, which dives into world capital market performance and reviews the returns of stock and bond asset classes within the U.S. and abroad. Lastly, you will find a short commentary titled, “Sailing with the Tides”, this commentary serves as