Tag Archives: investment strategy
A Quick Way to a 50% Loss
People often wonder whether it is a good or bad time to be in any particular investment market. Hindsight makes it seem like there are clear indicators either way. Our friends in the advisor consulting group at Russell Investments have … Continue reading
Managing Risk; The Most Important Part of the Plan
Each of us thinks about the risks that we take in our own way. Some people have no difficulty taking risk in their personal lives but are more risk averse in their financial decisions. Others are just the opposite. We … Continue reading
News Tribune column for February
Views differ on direction of markets through 2010.
Were the 2000s really a lost decade for investors? Continue reading
Our view of the investment world as we close the book on a volatile decade
(This is a lightly modified version of a letter sent to clients of Brooks, Hughes & Jones December 18.) As we move into 2010 on the shoulders of a giant stock market rally, a phrase from the final episode of … Continue reading
Emerging markets; Overheated or room to run?
With some emerging markets funds posting better than 100% gains year-to-date, it’s easy to think that this typically volatile market segment has gone too far too fast and is due for a significant correction. While a pullback wouldn’t be surprising, Milton … Continue reading →