Most of you know from previous columns that I attach a very low premium to conventional wisdom, mostly because so few financial situations are conventional. Markets are constantly evolving and…
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personal investments
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If you have any investments at all, good for you. The average American family has just $3,800 in their savings account, and one in four have no savings or emergency…
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For a long time I thought my personal investing skills were excellent. I pored over analytics, and kept on top of the news from world markets. All the while there…
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Asian markets are getting clobbered today, and the Japanese markets have officially reached “correction” territory. The contagion spread to US markets after manufacturing numbers missed projections; the numbers didn’t miss…
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Recently we discussed why Bitcoins, encrypted digital tokens that can be freely traded across the Internet without going through a bank, are likely to be around for a while. Certainly…
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Once the stock market moved into record territory, it was predictable that the financial infotainment complex would unleash a parade of fear mongers claiming another crash was imminent and the…
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The number of people invested in the stock market is the lowest since the late 1990s and, despite a recovery that’s seen market valuations return to record high levels, Americans…
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Diversification is hands-down the single most important rule when it comes to investing. Have you ever heard the saying “don’t put all your eggs into one basket?” The same thing…