Investment

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.

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Bridging the Confidence Gap

Bridging the Confidence Gap

In the world of finance, the effects of the "confidence gap" can be especially apparent.

Surprising Upsides in a Down Market

Surprising Upsides in a Down Market

In a perfect world, the stock market would only go up. However, even down markets can benefit investors in unexpected ways.

The Cycle of Investing

The Cycle of Investing

Understanding the cycle of investing may help you avoid easy pitfalls.

Bull & Baird: When Dreamers Dare

What the Miracle on Ice reveals about the enduring power of American optimism.

In the Markets Now: Spots of Weakness

As policy uncertainty and lackluster economic data shake the market, Ross looks at spots of weakness and strength.

All That Matters: Rambling and Gambling

How should investors respond to the recent tariff news? And what do online gambling companies have to do with investing?

Investment Challenges of the Affluent Investor

Affluent investors face unique challenges when putting together an investment strategy. Make sure you keep these in mind.

Even Now, There Are Reasons To Own Bonds

Common wisdom holds that when stocks go down, bonds should go up – but what if they both go down at the same time?

In the Markets Now: Scattered Thoughts on Gold

Gold is up 110% over two years — why, and why now?

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Jane Bond: Infiltrating the Market

Agent Jane Bond is on the case, cracking the code on bonds.

The Fed and How It Got That Way

Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.

The Real Cost of a Vacation Home

What if instead of buying that vacation home, you invested the money?

Bursting the Bubble

Tulips were the first, but they won’t be the last. What forms a “bubble” and what causes them to burst?

What Can a Million Dollars Buy You?

$1 million in a diversified portfolio could help finance part of your retirement.

It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times

All about how missing the best market days (or the worst!) might affect your portfolio.

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