Timing Isn’t Everything

This bear market in stocks, though grueling, is not (yet) as bad as the Covid bear market of 2020. That decline did 37% in damage (versus 22% today) yet lasted only two months, blunting its lasting im...

All Eyes On The Fed Today—And How To Handle Equity Market Volatility For Your Portfolio

Federal Reserve and Equity Markets photo credit: raymondjames.com Extreme market volatility—with the associated fear and greed—can lead investors to make emotional rather than logical decisions. And m...

Conviction Is The Enemy Of Performance

Bettmann Bettmann Archive In the initial phase of my career, I worked as a sell-side corporate bond trader. Trading ultimately proved not to be my true calling, but I generated consistent profits with...