Warren Buffett likes to say, “there seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult,” and when it comes to investing, he’s absolutely correct. Granted Buffett is a stock market genius, but his methods can be distilled into a simple set of steps that just about anyone can follow. But who […]
Investing
How Many Stocks Do I Need to Properly Diversify?
One of the most important keys to successful investing is to manage your risk. One way to do that is through diversification, and although many people have heard of it, most don’t put it into practice. Why not? It’s usually because most investors don’t truly understand its importance, don’t understand how to do it correctly or […]
The Case for Dividend-paying Stocks
Logic is at the heart of any good investing strategy, yet for many investors logic is thrown out the window and emotions take over. Greed, fear, overconfidence and built-in cognitive biases are just some of the pitfalls that keep investors from making rational decisions. For example, most investors chase hot stocks without knowing anything about […]
Opportunistic Rebalancing
Most investors have heard about rebalancing, but few do it and many of those that do it, do it inefficiently. Sure, Calendar reblancing is easy to do, provides some benefits and is better than doing nothing, but is there a better way? I believe there is. It’s called Opportunistic Rebalancing and it’s been shown, in […]
Don’t Let Wall Street Scare You
A secure future and worry-free retirement is a universal desire. So how can you achieve this goal? There are more than enough people on Wall Street who will give you their advice on how to optimize your portfolio and invest your money. The problem, of course, is that much of this advice is contradictory, unproven […]