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Be Careful Of Financial Short Cuts

Be Careful Of Financial Short Cuts At various times in your life you may remember when you tried to find a short-cut.  And if you decided to take that short-cut did it help you in the long run to achieve the goals you were hoping for? Your finances and investing short-cuts are no different. You…

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A State of Mind When The Market Drops

A State of Mind When The Market Drops How do you typically respond when the stock market drops?  Are you concerned your investment values has dropped or do you see it as an opportunity to buy something at a lower price?  As part of investing your portfolio you need to understand how you feel when…

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Patience In Diversification

Patience In Diversification As you’re saving money over time a natural question will inevitably arise: How do I make my savings grow?  It’s important to assess your risk tolerance in the process. This is a matter of understanding what you’re willing to invest in or not invest in to make your funds grow.  As part…

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Confirmation of Expected Results

Confirmation of Expected Results Now that the Q12018 earnings season is mostly behind us let’s reflect on the results and some recent comments from those who may be closer to the data, than the average investor. Last week did bring a couple days of relief with good market performance.  It did provide a nice change…

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Sell in May and Go Away?

Sell in May and Go Away? These past few months have been filled with headlines that have led to volatility we haven’t seen in recent years.  With the volatility and performance of the market to date being less than ideal, you may be considering the old adage, “Sell in May and go away.” Does this…

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What Are Whisper Numbers?

What Are Whisper Numbers? Have you ever heard rumors of a news story before it actually makes the headlines?  Have you ever heard people discussing the possible outcomes of anything before it actually happens?  Like these analogies today’s word we’ll discuss is similar.  A Whisper Number forecasts what investors think will happen before the earnings…

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