I never posted this clip before, but three years ago today, I basically got spanked by Melissa Francis on Fox Business News for daring to suggest that all the experts then confidently predicting higher interest rates might be wrong....
As I write this at 9 PM on Thursday night, it is looking like Britain could be leaving the European Union. They are still tabulating the results of today’s UK nonbinding referendum results, and with about 2/3 of the...
2015 was a year to forget for most investors. It was tough to make money anywhere. Stocks went essentially nowhere, bonds disappointed as well, and commodity prices continued to decline. In fact, a recent article in CNBC said 2015...
Think or react? That is the choice we have every time we are confronted with gyrating stock markets as we are right now. Make no mistake, your success as an investor and future financial security absolutely depend on it....
A fresh new video from our friends at Dimensional Funds explores market timing – can you predict a good time to buy and sell stocks? Click here to watch the video on Dimentional's website. Every client that walks...
Today, in a national election, Greeks voted overwhelmingly to put a stop to continued austerity measures and trying to please the EU countries who have been tying continued economic support to higher taxes and reduced government spending. In the...
The media occasionally locks in on a particular “hot” sector. In the late 1990s, it was technology. In the mid-2000s, it was mining. Writing headlines about fashionable sectors is one thing. Building investment strategies around them is another. Written...
Thinking of giving up on diversification? This five minute video will explain what 45 years of market history have proven about diversification as a sound, long-term investment strategy. Alamo, CA neighbors and beyond it’s time to discover your...
Here is a great article about how when the six-year bull run ends, the worst thing is to overreact. Be ready and embrace it. http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-a-bear-market-in-stocks-1425870192 “One-size-fits-all” won’t fit you here! The Del Monte Group team understands that everyone’s...