by admin | Sep 21, 2015 | Investing Fundamentals
There have been numerous times in this presidential cycle where Donald Trump has said something and I’ve cringed. A political analyst that I was listening to recently said it best — Donald Trump is an astute business operative, but with the remarks he makes, do...
by admin | Sep 18, 2015 | Capstone, Investing Fundamentals
Financial risk is associated with the permanent loss of money. In order to measure the amount of risk a client is dealing with, advisors use maximum drawdown to measure the largest single drop from peak to bottom in the value of a portfolio. It also helps to offer...
by admin | Sep 10, 2015 | Asset Change, Investing Fundamentals
When you aren’t accustomed to doing it regularly, choosing what to invest in can be difficult. Heck, try investing routinely and you will see that it is never an easy boat to row. If you don’t have a substantial idea of what to invest in your 401k, how can you...
by admin | Feb 11, 2013 | Archives, Capstone, Investing Fundamentals
By Ted Schwartz I am a long term believer that good investing is a balancing act of evaluating how much you expect to make from an investment and how much risk is involved in trying to make that return. I believe this is a dynamic and changing calculation. When...
by admin | Jan 18, 2013 | Archives, Capstone, Changing Times, Investing Fundamentals
By Ted Schwartz This week I met with two very bright individuals who parroted the CEO cry that we “need certainty” before the economy will improve and companies will hire people. At the same time, I am reading Taleb’s, Antifragile. His whole point would be that things...