Prudent Perspective – Q4 2019
“Well, I’ve been ‘fraid of changin’ ‘cause I’ve built my life around you. But time makes you bolder, even children get older. And I’m gettin’
“Well, I’ve been ‘fraid of changin’ ‘cause I’ve built my life around you. But time makes you bolder, even children get older. And I’m gettin’
“Fear is a force that sharpens your senses. Being afraid is a state of paralysis in which you can’t do anything.” – Marcus Luttrell Overview
“There are two ways to be happy: improve you reality, or lower your expectations.”
Jodi Picoult
“‘The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.”
Dolly Parton
“It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.” – Eugene Ionesco 2018 was a particularly challenging year for financial markets with virtually nowhere
“Good medicine tastes bitter. – Old Japanese Proverb Overview In the decade following the financial crisis, the US economy was fed on cheap lending and
“Don’t underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.” – Winnie the
Two streaks broken in two weeks. UMBC’s win over Virginia broke a 135-game win streak of #1 over #16 seeds and the Dow and S&P
“Every moment of light and dark is a miracle” – Walt Whitman. 2017 marked the first solar eclipse in the United States since 1979, perhaps
This blog was updated in February 2022 to reflect the most up to date income tax information for our readers. There is a collective sigh
Should you care about “correlation”? Absolutely! Understanding correlation will help you master portfolio diversification.
Let’s begin with diversification. You’ve probably heard that diversification reduces investment risk, but how?
Note: This blog was updated for additional information in January 2022. In 2009 when visiting North Carolina, we stayed with dear friends on Lake Norman.