It is always a special treat for me to be asked to write financial services industry articles. I have always had the opinion that financial services professionals don’t share enough of their knowledge, experience, and expertise with other financial services...
One of the biggest misconceptions that I deal with as a Minnesota investment advisor is the following belief. You have to guess the next direction of the stock market in order to be a successful long term investor. That is not true at all. No one can guess the...
The Dow Jones Industrials fell almost 4.5% in August. Looking back, it is a wonder that that key stock market barometer did not fall even more. Now comes September, the month with the worst stock market investment performance in multiple academic studies going all...
My son is a high school senior this fall. My daughter is right behind him in 11th grade. I have learned more about colleges in the last few months than I have in the last 30 years. My kids don’t have a clue about what it takes to pay for their upcoming college...
Successful investing is hard. There are times when protecting what you have is much more important than trying to make your money grow. Now is one of those times to protect what you have. I understand that you don’t need any more stress now. I also understand that...
My goodness, this is the last week of August. My kids go back to school tomorrow. My Dad is coming back from his cabin on Sunday. Labor Day is a week from today, and that really means that the Minnesota summer of 2013 is officially over. I know that my kids are ready...
