My portfolio hit 600k!
by timeinthemarket I made a post last year when it hit 500k so here’s another one. Below is a picture of the growth this year. Portfolio 6/9/19 I track my … Read more
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Rebalancing Your Investment Portfolio in an Uncertain Economic Climate
The news is not good, but is it ever? Even when the economy is stellar, it seems as though there are those economists who thrive on forecasting doom and gloom. … Read more
Gold An Important Portfolio Diversifier as Demand Increases by 7%
From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest news involving precious metals and the overall economy. Stories include: Global gold demand rises by 7%, bullish gold wave … Read more
Silver Plays a Small but Vital Role in Every Portfolio
By Jared Dillian Portfolio strategies like Modern Portfolio Theory and others tend to assume that market returns follow a normal distribution. Not really. Certain securities have high kurtosis. That is where out-of-the ordinary … Read more
Is 35/55/3/3/4 the Ultimate Portfolio Today?
By Jared Dillian Lot of strong feelings on gold. Some people think it has no utility. Other people have pretty reasoned arguments about how gold maintains purchasing power across the centuries. … Read more
Avoid This Dividend Trap That Can Cut Your Portfolio in Half
By Robert Ross In its last meeting, the Fed made it clear it would keep interests rates low for a while. That’s good news for dividend investors. You see, when interest … Read more
Bank stocks make up 40% of Warren Buffett’s portfolio
by Welen More than 40% of Warren Buffett’s portfolio consists of bank/lending stocks like WFC, BAC, etc. The exact breakdown is here.
3 Retirement “Time Bombs” And How To Make Your Portfolio More Resilient
From Birch Gold Group With Social Security potentially in jeopardy and pension plans on their last leg, saving for retirement has increasingly become important. But even if you are saving properly, and retire with … Read more
How Unrealistic Return Assumptions Are Ruining Your Portfolio
BY JARED DILLIAN There is no shortage of stupid things in the financial market. But probably the worst thing people can do is to have unrealistic return assumptions. Question to you: On … Read more
Why Portfolio Theory Suggests Allocating Gold
From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest news involving the gold market and the overall economy. Stories include: What portfolio theory says about gold, central banks … Read more
Series I Bonds Fixed Rate to 0.50%, Composite Rate to 2.83%; The Role of Savings Bonds In Your Portfolio
by BrokenFireEscape November 1, 2018 – Series I Bonds purchased in the next six months have a fixed rate of 0.50% and a composite rate of 2.83% As the Federal Reserve … Read more
Is it Possible to Recession-Proof Your Trading Portfolio?
Image: Pixabay.com There are legitimate concerns that another recession, coupled with a bearish market for stocks, is on the horizon. Recessions are part and parcel of the global economic cycle. … Read more
Five charts that show why gold belongs in your portfolio now
From Frank Holmes at Frank Talk: The annual “In Gold We Trust” report by Liechtenstein-based investment firm Incrementum is a must-read account of the gold market, and its just-released chartbook for … Read more
When you fear losing money, you panic sell. When you fear missing out, you chase trends too late. – Missing out on 40% and locking in gains? Or Lose 50-70% and then need 100-233% to BREAK EVEN, years later?
MATH LESSON #investing Be early and miss 30% gain? Or Be late and lose 50-70% of entire portfolio. Missing out on 40% and locking in gains? Or Lose 50-70% and … Read more
The 60/40 Portfolio Is Doomed Amid Rising Interest Rates
BY JARED DILLIAN I’ve said this many times. When rates go up sharply, stuff blows up because lots of people are negatively exposed to higher rates. Households, corporations, and governments are all … Read more
Corporate Buybacks, The Illusion Of Profit, And The Looming Disaster For Your Portfolio
via Intelligent Investing Mirror, mirror, on the wall: The markets look so beautiful, is there anything to worry about at all? Everything is great! Just look at how none of your … Read more