Value vs. Growth Investing
Looking at their recent track records doesn’t do much to settle the debate. As you can see from the chart below, during the past 10 years, growth stocks came out on top six times and value investing four times. Investing…
Category Investment Management
Investing should be easy – just buy low and sell high – but most of us have trouble following that simple advice. There are principles and strategies that may enable you to put together an investment portfolio that reflects your risk tolerance, time horizon, and goals. Understanding these principles and strategies can help you avoid some of the pitfalls that snare some investors.
Mutual Funds vs. ETFs
The growth of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has been explosive. In 1998, there were only 29; at the end of 2017, there were over 1,800 investing in a wide range of stocks, bonds, and other securities and instruments.¹ At first glance, ETFs…
Inflation & Your Money
“If the current annual inflation rate is only 2.2%, why do my bills seem like they’re 10% higher than last year?” Many of us ask ourselves that question, and it illustrates the importance of understanding how inflation is reported and how…
A Look at Diversification
Ancient Chinese merchants are said to have developed a unique way to reduce their risk. They would divide their shipments among several different vessels. That way, if one ship were to sink or be attacked by pirates, the rest stood…
The Business Cycle
What has upswings and downturns, troughs, peaks, and plateaus? Though such terms could easily describe a roller coaster ride, in fact they are commonly used to refer to something known as the business cycle. The business cycle — also known…