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“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it ... he who doesn't ... pays it. - Albert Einstein Even in the early 20th Century, Albert Einstein knew that compound interest had the potential to change lives. It is suggested that...
We’re entering our second month of the COVID-19 pandemic and it continues to have a lasting impact on all parts of life. New daily routines have been established, as we all do our part to flatten the curve. Instead of panicking, it’s better to step back and focus on...
As we meet with clients this year, we are continuing to focus on three main issues. First, understanding how much volatility you can live with. There's no reason to believe that markets won't continue to gyrate – we strive to work through how much short-term...
I recently read Richard Thaler’s book called “Misbehaving” which reviews the history and studies done within the field of Behaviourial Economics – how human behaviour (regarding financial decisions) affects people and the economy. Richard coined a phrase called...
The New Year is a great time to reflect on the events of the past year to see if we can learn anything that could help us in the future. As a Financial Planner and Investor I can think of nothing that can help us become better investors than to look at what happened...
Watching the constant flow of positive and negative news unfold over the last 20 years has made a number of things very clear to us. First of all, no one really knows what’s going on in the markets in the short term. I remember listening to a very well-respected...
Recording artist Daniel Powter was having a bad day – for much of the summer of 2006. At least that's what his popular song called Bad Day told the world. Anyone who has invested in the stock market can sympathize because they, too, have probably seen their fair share...
Dr. Andrew Lo, a finance professor at MIT, recently shared his thoughts on a long-term, buy and hold strategy in an interview on MarketWatch: “Buy and Hold might sound like good advice because on paper when you take a look at the S&P over the last 10, 20 or 30...
As most of our long term clients can attest, our constant focus is on controlling not only our, but also our clients’ behaviour so that we all become great long-term investors. We do this by restraining our natural tendencies towards greed and fear when dealing with...
The reason is that it is something we CAN control and it matters – a lot! DALBAR is a quantitative research firm that uses data from the Investment Company Institute (ICI), Standard & Poor’s and Barclays Capital Index Products to compare mutual fund investor returns...
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Planning for retirement can feel overwhelming, especially when trying to figure out how much you really need to retire comfortably. While there’s no single answer for everyone, a few key benchmarks...
Optimism encourages a long-term prospective, it reduces emotional reactions, promotes discipline, helps you view challenges as temporary setbacks, and allows you to ride out periods of...