It is common for investors to express uncertainty over their ability to manage their portfolios during prolonged periods of market volatility. But prudent investors understand that making sound investment decisions shouldnt be based on the markets twists and turns. Rather, these decisions should stem from an understanding of investment fundamentals [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Federal Reserve’
April 29th, 2010
Investing in St. Louis Real Estate
Posted in Investing 
Tags: Benchmarks, Cash Flow Problems, Federal Reserve, Gallup Poll, Historical Returns, Human Nature, Hypothetical Portfolio, Investment Fundamentals, Investment Performance, Investment Returns, Market Volatility, Prolonged Periods, Prudent Investors, Reaching Your Goals, Realistic Expectations, Sound Investment Decisions, Standard Poors, Stocks Bonds, Unrealistic Assumptions, Unrealistic Expectations
Tags: Benchmarks, Cash Flow Problems, Federal Reserve, Gallup Poll, Historical Returns, Human Nature, Hypothetical Portfolio, Investment Fundamentals, Investment Performance, Investment Returns, Market Volatility, Prolonged Periods, Prudent Investors, Reaching Your Goals, Realistic Expectations, Sound Investment Decisions, Standard Poors, Stocks Bonds, Unrealistic Assumptions, Unrealistic ExpectationsMarch 11th, 2010
Gold Topping $500 Really is a Big Deal
Posted in Investing Tags: Accumulation, Alan Greenspan, Debt Increase, Federal Debt, Federal Reserve, Federal Spending, Financial Affairs, Good Chance, Gross Public Debt, Inflation, Liabilities, Medicaid, Medicare Medicaid, Military Pensions, Ominous Sign, Price Of Gold, Public Sectors, Radio And Tv, Second Term, Trillion
Tags: Accumulation, Alan Greenspan, Debt Increase, Federal Debt, Federal Reserve, Federal Spending, Financial Affairs, Good Chance, Gross Public Debt, Inflation, Liabilities, Medicaid, Medicare Medicaid, Military Pensions, Ominous Sign, Price Of Gold, Public Sectors, Radio And Tv, Second Term, TrillionAs gold topped $500, the news became front-page across the country, and radio and TV financial programs led off talking about the price of gold. Invariably, all noted that gold had reached nearly a two-decade high. Yet it is doubtful any of the reporters assigned to the story really grasped the importance of [...]