This mini-series originally appeared in my monthly newsletter.
In similar vein, when Charles Dow launched the Dow Jones Industrial Average (the Dow), his aim was to better assess stock prices and market trends, hoping to determine when the market’s tides had turned by measuring the equivalent of its incoming and outgoing “waves.” He …
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I read this article (4 money mistakes people keep making when they’re expecting a baby) by Sheryl Nance-Nash recently. I have a few clients (parents and grand-parents) that are expecting. I found it timely for them and there are lessons for others here too.
This article about the stock index first appeared in a monthly news letter to my clients in March of this year. This is the first part of a four part mini-series.
Since nearly every media outlet on the planet reported the news, you probably already know that the Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 20,000 for the first time on January 25, 2017. But when a popular index like the Dow is on a tear, up or down, what does it really mean to you and your investments?
Great question. In this multi-part series, we’re going to cover some of the …
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You may receive portfolio performance reports every three months or so—a form of transparency that financial planning professionals introduced at a time when the typical brokerage statement was impossible to decipher. It might surprise you to know that most professionals think there is actually little value to any quarterly performance information, other than to reassure you that you actually do own a diversified portfolio of investments. It’s very difficult to know if you’re staying abreast of the market, and for most of us, that’s not really relevant anyway.
Why?
The only way to know if your investments are “beating the …
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