The current markets are nervous, full of uncertainty and highly reactive to any news – positive and negative. Investors are confused by the daily fluctuations and are challenged to maintain a sense of calm and control. Read the rest of this entry »
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How “Threat Sensitive” Are You to These Market Conditions?
Thursday, August 18th, 2011 by editorDo you have GMO (Get Me Out) Syndrome?
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011 by editorThese are definitely challenging economic times. As investors, we’re living with great uncertainty of how the markets will respond to the global economic crises. Read the rest of this entry »
Do Your Reflexes Pay Off for You?
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 by editorWe all know that habits are hard to break – before we know it, we are doing the same thing that we’ve been trying to change. It might be spending less when we go food shopping, keeping up with our investments, and so many other scenarios that are true for most of us. In all of my years working with clients in helping them to alter these habits which may get them into trouble over time, it’s not focusing on the habit that helps them make positive changes. It’s actually just the opposite: figure out the more productive and satisfying habit that you want to enforce. So, instead of going shopping without a plan or list, make sure you have something concrete to follow or instead of free-floating throughout the year unaware of how your investments are performing, make a plan to get 6-month updates that you actually review. Read the rest of this entry »
Investors’ Flight from The market May Indeed Be A Rational Defense
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 by editorSome experts are calling the recent mass exodus of small investors from the market an irrational reaction to unfound risk; others are hypothesizing that small investors need cash and their home values no longer support equity loans to survive so they are using their 401k investments to pay bills. Read the rest of this entry »
