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If Insiders Are Buying, Why Is the Crowd So Pessimistic?
A Great Opportunity for those Anticipating Large Capital Gains
An Opportunity to Help my Mother My mother has been filing taxes on her own over the last few years. Even with my step-father passing away in 2020, she did not have many issues filing taxes until this year. In 2021, we were able to defer six months of the gains in her portfolio […]
Will Santa Bring the End of the Market Melt Up?
Seeing Past the Headlines
RATES RISE AGAIN Ever since Jerome Powell took over as Chairman of the Federal Reserve, U.S. Markets have reacted shakily. The day he took over on February 5th of this year, markets sold off dramatically and the markets suddenly changed from incredibly calm under Yellen to increadibly volatile under Powell. Today our Federal Reserve Chair […]
Is There Nothing to Fear?
My children finished out their last days of school this week. Sydney will be heading off to middle school after the summer and all three of them are thinking much more about what fun they will have over vacation than anything else. The month of May usually starts off a summer period in the markets […]
The Do’s and Don’ts of Owning Employer Stock
Owning stock in the company you work for, can give you a feeling of ownership and “skin in the game” when it comes to delivering results to the bottom line. For some, it has also been an effective way to accumulate personal wealth and a larger retirement nest egg. While there are some pluses to […]
Is Warren Buffett Giving Contradictory Advice?
A Discussion of Passive vs. Active Warren Buffett is widely acknowledged as the greatest investor alive today. Last year he was ranked the third wealthiest person in the world, down from number one a few years back. Despite his roots as a value investor whose favorite holding period is forever, in recent years he has been […]
Is Warren Buffett Giving Contradictory Advice?
A Discussion of Passive vs. Active Warren Buffett is widely acknowledged as the greatest investor alive today. Last year he was ranked the third wealthiest person in the world, down from number one a few years back. Despite his roots as a value investor whose favorite holding period is forever, in recent years he has […]
Which One Are You: #1 or #2?
“Forecasting is difficult because we don’t know what is going to happen in the future” – Yogi Berra It’s interesting how people tend to extrapolate into the future. They erroneously assume that what has happened recently will continue at the same pace for the foresee-able future. It is a behavioral trait that many exhibit that […]
