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Four Important Lessons for Individual Investors from the Brexit Vote
The vote by the United Kingdom (UK) to leave the European Union (EU) caught the majority of individual investors by surprise. In fact, the so-called Brexit was not foreseen by many of the most...
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Bonds Have Risks Other Than Rising Interest Rates. Dividend Stocks are not...
The main reason why Financial Advisors are recommending that individual investors sell bonds is that interest rates are likely to rise over the next 3-5 years or more. Although those sentiments have...
View ArticleWhat is Confirmation Bias? Why is it Dangerous for Individual Investors?
There are many dangers for individual investors to be aware of when investing. More and more of these dangers and/or complications are being recognized in the field of behavioral finance. Behavioral...
View ArticleBefore You Take Any Investment Advice, Consider the Source – Version 2.0
I originally wrote about this topic five years ago. However, I think that it may even be more relevant today. You may have heard about behavioral finance/economics and how cognitive biases plagued...
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How to Become a Successful Long-Term Investor – Part 1 of 3 – Understanding...
All financial professionals providing advice urge individual investors to have a long-term plan and orientation. This advice is solid and has proven itself over the long term. However, no one really...
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How to Become a Successful Long-Term Investor – Part 2 of 3 – Understanding...
Another extremely important part of being a long-term investor is to understand the concept of risk. Financial professionals define risk in a number of different ways, and we will examine some of...
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How to Become a Successful Long-Term Investor – Part 3 of 3 – The Folly of...
This article is the third and final post in my three-part series on learning how to be a successful long-term investor. The general theme underlying all of the topics has been developing enough of an...
View ArticleHow to Become a Successful Long-Term Investor – Summary
The discussion of how to become a successful long-term investor in my three-part series is now finished. However, the journey is an ongoing one that takes discipline, constant learning, and monitoring...
View ArticleHappy New Year, Beginning Thoughts, and Information for International Viewers
I am looking forward to sharing more information regarding investing, finance, economics, and general knowledge about the financial services industry in 2020. I am hopeful to increase the pace with...
View ArticleFacebook versus Apple
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