Category: Investments

Getting to the Point of a Point

March 31 2019
A quick online search for “Dow rallies 500 points” yields a cascade of news stories with similar titles, as does a similar search for “Dow drops 500 points.” These types of headlines may make little sense to some investors, given that a “point” for the Dow and what it means […]...

Should You Direct Deposit Your Investments?

August 31 2018
My number one piece of advice is to use your employer’s direct deposit to automate savings. Most people believe that their entire paycheck should be sent to their checking account before being disbursed towards expenses & savings, which means people see their entire paycheck before making any savings decisions. I […]...

Alternative Reality

August 20 2018
Diversification has been called the only free lunch in investing. This idea is based on research showing that diversification, through a combination of assets like stocks and bonds, could reduce volatility without reducing expected return or increase expected return without increasing volatility compared to those individual assets alone....

The Power of Investing

June 4 2018
By now you know that investing has worked for millions of people worldwide. Almost every successful person invests in one way or another and its taken up a large enough spot on the news to understand that investments are a very important part of people’s day to day lives…including yours. […]...