The Danger of Mixing Politics and Investing
A dark cloud of geopolitical uncertainty hangs over the global equity markets (see our rational for investing in gold). Even if you wanted to ignore…
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The World’s Worst Investor
“Humans have something weird in their DNA which prohibits them from adopting good ideas easily.” – William Green, Richer, Wiser, Happier Sally is a nervous wreck. It seems every time she invests money in the stock market it crashes. The...
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The Allure of Gold
“I think that the 5-year bear market in gold is over and that we’re in the beginning of a new bull market and I’m very,…
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Exchange Traded Funds Are (Mostly) Good
“The flow of money into ETFs doesn’t represent some mad rush to a specific asset class or sector; it’s simply a change in formats to…
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What is Evidence-Based Investing?
“As Upton Sinclair said, it’s difficult to persuade even the most intelligent people to accept the evidence if they’re financially incentivized to ignore it.”– Robin…
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Hard Ball Questions to Ask Your Advisor
A Google search for “Questions to Ask Your Financial Advisor” will yield an abundance of articles ranging from exhaustive to utter nonsense. The below list…
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Don’t Underperform Yourself
Prolonged bull markets can lead to false confidence for do-it-yourself investors, financial advisors, and professional institutional money managers. After all, everyone looks like a genius…
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Pure Q1 Recap in Pics (and a few words)
We are trying something new to convey our view of the world to our readers. We have heard feedback from investors that industry market commentary…
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Advantages of Working with Independent Firms
The perception exists that investing money with large, established firms is the conservative route. The explosive growth of the independent Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) tells…
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Mismanaged Bond Portfolios Are Costly
Fixed income investing used to be much easier. An investor could clip 5% return in their sleep without taking much risk. For example, from 1987…
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