The human race’s evolutionary wiring is a marvel: it has enabled us to avoid predators, feed ourselves and thrive in even the least hospitable parts of the planet. Unfortunately, the same wiring has made humans struggle as investors. Following age-old impulses of fear and greed, our species consistently behaves in a manner that often reduces our investment returns. Continue reading “Profiting from an Emotional Market”
Author: John Ingram
The Case For Owning International Stocks
Recent headlines from overseas have been grim: Debt-wracked Greece is struggling to avoid economic collapse, while slowing growth and rampant speculation has triggered a plunge in China’s stock markets.
For many, the bad news will reinforce a perception that investing beyond our shores is to be avoided. The fact that the S&P 500 has beaten international stocks since bottom of the market in 2009 seems only to reinforce the argument for keeping one’s money home. Continue reading “The Case For Owning International Stocks”
Life in a Low-Return World
Many believe that we’re living in an environment of perpetually slower economic growth and potentially lower investment returns.
Due to a variety of factors, investment returns may be below what investors might have reasonably expected not long ago. However, investors’ desire for returns hasn’t changed and, as a result, many are grappling with how to achieve higher performance in more modest markets. Continue reading “Life in a Low-Return World”