Liquidity Risk for Investors
Liquidity is an extremely important consideration when analyzing investments. For investors, liquidity relates to the ease in buying or selling an asset. Time delays and pressures or fluctuations in...
View ArticleDiscipline With Dollar Cost Averaging
I like disciplined investing. For me that means following a well-planned strategy, with minimal emotion. Unfortunately, many investors are not disciplined. Some investors do not understand how to...
View ArticleMoney Making Mistakes
Some interesting examples of money making mistakes courtesy of CNNMoney. Superficially, they each provide decent advice for individuals. But they also provide deeper lessons for investors. And an...
View ArticleRebalance Through Profit Taking
In How to Rebalance an Investment Portfolio, I stated that it is generally preferable to reallocate future acquisitions rather than divesting existing assets to get back to your target asset...
View ArticleShould You Be Buying Gold?
Should investors be buying gold? A good question for today. An equally good question is should you rely on expert advice? For those who follow my blogging, I am not a big fan of experts. Their track...
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Photo for Sale
I took a great photo the other day and am looking to sell it. What would you pay? It is a pretty picture. Lovely river, green grass. Like I said, pretty nice. What Value do You Place on the Photo? So...
View ArticleEmotional Investing Decisions
Investing based on emotions or instincts is a difficult issue. So challenging that an entire field, Behavioural Finance, examines how investor psychology and emotions affect investment decisions....
View ArticleA Formidable Investing Foe
There are many variables that make successful investing a challenge. And one of your biggest foes may just be you. What do I mean by this? Are You Your Own Worst Investment Enemy? In my last post,...
View ArticleYou Are Not Alone
I have seen a lot of John Hancock investing commercials on television recently. I have never dealt personally or professionally with John Hancock so cannot opine on if they are a great firm or the...
View ArticleTypes of Stock Traders
Investors come in all shapes and sizes. There are also a multitude of ways to trade investments. Today a brief look at the various types of traders. Investopedia asks “What Type Of Trader Are You?” I...
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