Can I Limit the Mail I Get?

This is one of the more common questions we hear about the amount of prospectuses, annual reports, etc. that our clients receive from their investment companies.  Would you believe that this much disclosure could actually be bad for you?  Especially…

Middle East Turmoil and Your Portfolio

An easily forgotten truth of investing is when prices are high, skies are sunny and when prices are low it’s stormy.  In other words, successful long term investing involves turning cautious when things look good and aggressive when things look…

Burned By Bubbles

“I can calculate the movement of heavenly bodies but not the madness of men.” – Sir Isaac Newton In Jeremy Grantham’s latest quarterly letter, he profiled a story about Sir Isaac Newton in which one of the most highly regarded…

Be Careful About Hidden Gems

As you may have read or noticed on your end of year statements, small cap stocks were the top performing category for 2010.  These stocks outperformed their large cap counterparts and gave investors with small cap positions a significant boost…

Darkness Before Dawn?

We are not even six months removed from a period when many economists were predicting we’d see a double-dip recession. During times like these, confidence of the average investor is incredibly fragile. But as Harvey Dent reminded us in The…

You, Too, Can Balance the Federal Budget

Want to have a little mindless fun?  Try balancing the federal budget in ten minutes or less. Believe it or not, you can actually do this on an interactive web site created by the New York Times.  There are two…

The Influence of Politics on Your Portfolio

When it comes to investing, emotions are probably the single biggest obstacle to success for most investors.  Since strong emotions often accompany politics, we feel it’s important to try and minimize politics when gathering our investment research and implementing investment…

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Avoiding Scams

We work hard to build wealth for our clients while fostering an honest and open stream of communication about their financial situations. As a result, it is upsetting to us when we see deceptive marketing practices to sell investment products or promote undesirable lending practices.

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