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The Perils of Trying to Avoid the Worst Days in the Stock Market
Financial markets ebb and flow, and although it is natural to feel excited when stock markets do well and concerned when stock markets drop, it’s not usually a good idea to let those emotions dic... Read more
3 Common Investing Mistakes and How To Avoid Them
Information about how investors really make decisions is being researched all the time. However, work in the field of behavioral finance — some of which has won the Nobel Prize in economics — has... Read more
5 Things for Financial Advisors to Talk About at Year End
It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but for financial advisors, it is also one of the busiest times of the year. While you are in the process of meeting with your clients to review imp... Read more
10 Inspiring Quotes About Gratitude
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. – Marcel Proust We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are co... Read more
Not Your Same Old Sweet Potatoes
It has become a tradition at Loring Ward to share an employee’s favorite Thanksgiving recipe each year. (Have you tried these? Pumpkin Chiffon Pie, Tandoori Turkey, Corn Pudding.) If sweet potato... Read more
The Cycle of Emotions and Long-term Investing
As human beings, we have ingrained tendencies to let our short-term emotions guide our longer-term decisions, such as investing. For example, strong emotions can quickly cause us to misinterpret... Read more
Your Clients are Someone Else’s Prospects
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Someone soliciting your plan sponsor clients… For advisors with current retirement plan relationships on the books, regardless of the providers you’ve chosen to use, co... Read more
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Putting the Recent Market Volatility in Perspective “Sell everything... We think investors should be afraid...
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Why Are You Buying Gold? Source: Siegel, Jeremy, Future for Investors (2005), Wi...
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The Effect of Diversification <!----> This blog is from the May issue of Por...
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Volatility Clustering FAQ What is volatility? Volatility is the rate at which...