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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...

21 Dec 2018 Too Much Bah Humbug

Posted at 13:25h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

During the past few weeks, markets have been batted around like a pinball, flipped by the Federal Reserve on the one side and government shut-down on the other. The active bumpers of China, BREXIT, oil prices, regulating big tech, global economic slowing, TWEETS, and a...