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25 Jan 2019 How to Lose 2,000% (Don’t Forget About Everyone Else)

Posted at 08:21h in The Friday Brief by Ryan Smith, CFP®, RICP®, CTS™, MSFP

In 1994, three of the brightest, most successful and fiercely calculating minds in finance formed a hedge fund called Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM). John W. Meriwether, former head of bond trading at Salomon Brothers, was joined by Myron S. Scholes and Robert C. Merton. The...

18 Jan 2019 The Success Mechanism Within You

Posted at 11:41h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

"It may seem strange, but it is nevertheless true, that up until [1950], scientists had no idea of just how the human brain and nervous system worked 'purposely' to achieve a goal" Dr. Maxwell Maltz Through his phenomenally successful 1960 book Psycho Cybernetics, Dr. Maxwell Maltz changed the...

11 Jan 2019 Who Can Sell Stocks Better Than a Monkey?

Posted at 13:23h in The Friday Brief by Jared Korver, CPA, CFP®

We have talked a lot--generally, and in the specific context of the last few months of market volatility--about the importance of an investment process that isn't based on words like "hope" or "proprietary model" or even "I just have a good feeling about this." This...

04 Jan 2019 How to Navigate Volatile Markets

Posted at 13:16h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

Since October, large swings in the stock market have become commonplace, driven by a ceaseless stream of extraordinary economic and political news events. Apple hardly ever downgrades their earnings guidance. The Chinese economy hardly ever declines. Britain may be forced to leave the European Union...