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Irrational Pessimism
The stock market over the past two weeks has left investors moribund with declines in some indexes exceeding 20 percent from the year’s high — official Bear Market territory. While stocks worldwide took significant hits in the wake of the…
The Average Investor Trap
If sports were as predictable as poor investor behavior, you would have stopped watching ESPN long ago out of boredom. Think the Lakers win all of the time? The reigning champs are working on their third straight NBA title. As…
Study Gold’s History Before You Invest
Should you invest in gold? Many investors believe that gold is the best investment of all. Late-night ads for gold are commonplace and GLD is now one of the three largest ETFs. Boulder Valley residents have had an appreciation of…
So How did Your Stock Portfolio do in 2010?
With 2010 in the books, your inbox and mailbox has already been flooded with annual investment statements. For most of you, it was a positive year thanks to the strong fourth quarter. You would probably say last year went pretty…
Be Careful with Advice on 2011’s Hottest Investments
At the end of the year, the financial press is filled with financial retrospectives and prognostications. Pick up your favorite monthly financial magazine and you’re treated to articles that tell you the best stocks and mutual funds to own for…
Don’t Get Caught Up in Shady Investments
For Boulder County investors, 2010 has been a year of fraud. We have seen an unprecedented number of seemingly unrelated schemes that have squandered the savings of many unfortunate investors. While this column has covered fraud in the past, this…
Are You Comfortable Taking Risks?
Perhaps the most critical decision you can make about investment management is how much risk to take. Once you have determined an appropriate level of risk, you can start making asset allocation decisions such as the percentage of your portfolio…