Benchmarking your savings & investments

Now’s a great time to check your cashflow and benchmark the amount that you save and invest each month.  The key to successful investing is not picking the right company or fund, timing, or trading techniques to increase the balance of your account.  In fact, most of...

Rethinking fixed income

Traditional investment thinking has always viewed bonds and fixed income as a “safe” haven away from the volatility of equities.  Equities, as we’ve discussed before, are thousands of companies (of various sizes) run by really smart men and women.  These companies are...

Using an investment policy statement

There are many risks to assess in a financial plan.  In my opinion, the most underappreciated risk is purchasing power risk as it often sneaks up on you overtime.  Our brains view “risk” in a singular format and equate it to losing something.  For example, I “lost”...