Your Homework for Today …

Your Homework for Today …

August 7, 2012

I believe that the Zen Masters of Investors, the Jedi Knights of Financial Advisors are namely those who have a unique talent at being “in the moment” in a rational an unemotional way. When I’ve talked to money managers and asked them about their mistakes they’ve generally told me that the ones that they should…
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The Story the Media is Missing

August 5, 2012

“Europe is unraveling …” or so the story goes 24 hours a day at various levels of intensity.  It’s not as though the media has a slight bent toward sensationalism or something – that’s a joke in case you’re from out of town. There’s a very exciting story that is plain on the face of…
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What the (not-so) Safety Bubble and What it Spells for Retirees

August 4, 2012

I’ve written at length about why the “safe” investing instruments might not be so safe. There is another nuances to the investing environment right now. When I tell people that I’m a financial advisor or financial planner (I am both, depending on how the stars align I’ll say one or the other when people ask…
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How the Treasury Rates Can Tell You How to Invest

August 4, 2012

Five years ago (Spring 2007), if you had told me that the 10-year US Treasury Rate would have been 1.39% (as it was briefly last week), I would have asked how big the meteor was that hit the earth. On the one hand, very low interest rates are a good thing because it presents low…
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