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Bear Market Feedback is Gold

“Investors’ mental models tend to be simple, based on recent history, an extrapolation of trends, and an overreliance on frameworks that worked recently.” – Dan Rasmussen, The Humble Investor Most people set goals with a desired outcome in mind. Getting...
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Nik Schuurmans, CFA

Beware of the Lazy 60/40

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Beware of the Lazy 60/40

“A traditional static indexing approach leaves an investor overweight the riskiest assets at the riskiest times and underweight those low risk assets when their returns…
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Unwinding a Variable Annuity

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Unwinding a Variable Annuity

“Variable annuities are the cigarettes of the investment world, which has hidden its curse for decades.” – Ken Fisher, Fisher Investments. I keep a fluid…
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Turning Safe Into Risky

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Turning Safe Into Risky

“The more expensive debt becomes, the less weak corporations will be able to maintain the illusion of health.”  Trevor Noren, 13D Research There seems to…
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Less Obvious Mistakes

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Less Obvious Mistakes

“Getting rich is one thing.  Staying rich is quite another.” – Morgan Housel, The Collaborative Fund We are often asked a variation of “what are…
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Hedge Fund Hold Up

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Hedge Fund Hold Up

The return of market volatility has increased the interest in alternative asset classes.  A quick rundown of Barron’s You Make the Call publication shows private…
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Sell in May and Go Away

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Sell in May and Go Away

They’ve done studies, you know.  60% of the time, it works every time.”– Brian Fantana, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Profit seeking investors are…
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Portfolio Audit

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Portfolio Audit

We hunt the internet for the best value.  We read online reviews before making a purchase decision.  We compare the leading brand with a less…
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8 Signs Your Family Will Fight Over Your Estate

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8 Signs Your Family Will Fight Over Your Estate

This is a guest post from our estate planning partner Everplans.  In our effort to provide value beyond investment management, we will occasionally feature content from…
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Q1 in Pics: The Dust Settles

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Q1 in Pics: The Dust Settles

“The S&P 500 hasn’t seen a down quarter since Q3 2015. The S&P has also seen positive returns in 19 out of the past 20…
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