Weekly Market Insight – Stocks Take a Ride Volatility was back in full force last week. The three major domestic indexes posted several days of losses before experiencing wide swings on Friday. By week’s end, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), which investors use to help measure fear in the markets, had increased by approximately 70%. […]
Weekly Market Insight – Examining Economics Although new data continued to show strength in the U.S. economy, markets stumbled across the globe last week.[i] The S&P 500 lost 0.98%, the Dow dropped 0.04%, and the NASDAQ declined 3.21%.[ii] International stocks in the MSCI EAFE struggled, posting a 2.35% loss.[iii] While U.S. and international stocks followed […]
VIDEO – Retirement Investing Pitfall #8 – Excessive Single Stock Risk This video is going to touch on retirement investing pitfall #8 from my book, Plan Smart Retire Right. This is the risk of investing excessively in a single stock or company. Now every investor needs to decide how he or she wants to approach […]
New Records and Changes Last week brought new tariffs and data, and another look at changes coming to equity classifications. Overall, the S&P 500 gained 0.85% and the Dow was up 2.25%, while the NASDAQ dropped 0.29%.[i] International stocks in the MSCI EAFE had sizable growth, posting a 2.89% increase.[ii] A Look Back: Last […]
A Shaky Start to September Domestic markets fell last week due to negative trade news and declining tech stocks, with the S&P 500 and Dow both breaking their multi-week winning streaks. Meanwhile, the NASDAQ posted losses for 4 days in a row for the first time since April and experienced its worst September start since […]
VIDEO: Retirement Investing Pitfall #7 – Prospect Theory & The Sunk Cost Fallacy In this video, we are going to touch on the retirement investing pitfall #7, referred to as Prospect theory. Prospect theory centers on the interesting financial behavior that if two equal choices are put in front of an individual, one presented […]
VIDEO: Retirement Investing Pitfall #6 – The Clustering Illusion & The Hot Hand Fallacy As we continue through our video series “Retirement Investing Pitfalls”, this video is going to touch on Pitfall #6, and what is referred to as The Clustering Illusion (and The Hot Hand Fallacy). The clustering illusion is the belief that […]
VIDEO: Retirement Investing Pitfall #5 – Recency Bias This week we will discuss Retirement Investing Pitfall #5 from my book Plan Smart Retire Right. This pitfall is called Recency Bias. We’ve all heard the phrase “past performance is not indicative of future results.” However, many investors fail to take it seriously when making decisions […]
Weekly Market Insight – Trade & Turkey Drive Markets Challenges in emerging markets affected both U.S. and global stock performance last week, with the S&P 500 experiencing several down days.[i] By market close on Friday, however, two of the three major domestics posted gains for the week. The S&P 500 added 0.59%, the Dow increased […]
VIDEO: Retirement Investing Pitfall #4 – Underestimating Market Risk and Not Properly Diversifying In this video I am going to cover Pitfall Number 4 – underestimating market risk by not properly diversifying. As you probably know, a disciplined approach to your money can help buffer you against turbulence and uncertainty in the market. Obviously, […]
