“I think that the first thing is you should have a strategic asset allocation mix that assumes that you don’t know what the future is going to hold.” – Ray Dalio Asset allocation is a financial term that describes how your assets are divided (or allocated)...
“Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.” – Keri Russell When showing return on investment, it’s rather easy for financial salesmen to select returns that communicate the point the salesperson would like to make....
“We can choose a path that leads us into trouble. It all comes down to our decisions at the end of the day.” – Gabby Douglas Don’t let the challenge of making money decisions lead you to make costly wrong decisions. As people, we typically prefer to make...
“How much I missed, simply because I was afraid of missing it.” – Paulo Coelho Be willing to take the appropriate amount of risk for the gains you stand to make. We’ve all heard the phrase, “No pain, no gain.” In investing, the more...
“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” – Jim Valvano Just buying a gift to be buying one doesn’t make much sense. Real gifts come from the heart. Today, gift giving has become so commercialized that it...
“So many people suffer from abuse, and suffer alone.” – Pamela Stephenson Financial abuse takes many forms from predatory sales practices to outright scams and scandals. Are you or your parents at risk? Learn to spot financial elder abuse. The first step is to...