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Finance, Investment Advice, money, Stock Market
CIO Update: Market Volatility, Trick or Treat? Jerry Chafkin Chief Investment Officer, AssetMark Making sense of what’s happening Investors may benefit by stepping back and reviewing of some of the basics about markets and investing that we probably take for granted. The moves we’ve seen recently in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (the Dow) […]
Finance, Investment Advice, Stock Market
Good Morning: At least that is the time I began writing. The following are my thoughts on today’s stock market. I woke up to day with a notice on my phone concerning a down market. It was around 2%. That is a very normal correction number. I turned on the television to hear what the […]
Finance, Financial Planning, Insurance, Investment Advice, Retirement
On your journey to retirement, you’ll likely face many risks that have the potential to throw you off course. Following are five common challenges retirement investors face. Take some time now to review and understand them before your journey takes an unplanned detour. Traveling aimlessly Setting out on an adventure without a definitive destination can […]
Finance, Financial Planning, Insurance, Investment Advice
ARTICLE WRITTEN BY By Brian Hill The words are vaguely similar, both start with “in,” both have three syllables, both are nouns and both involve money. But that’s where the similarity ends. Investment and insurance are two different animals. Investing can be scary for the first time and insurance can be confusing. However, financially savvy couples […]
Financial Planning, Investment Advice #Retirement planning, investing, investments
Many market shocks are short-lived once investors conclude the event is unlikely to cause lasting economic damage. Still, major market downturns such as the 2000 dot-com bust and the 2008-09 credit crisis are powerful reminders that we cannot control or predict exactly how, where, or when precarious situations will arise. Market risk refers to the […]
Finance, Financial Planning, Investment Advice
Dividend Investing: Small Payments Can Boost Returns Owning shares of stock or stock funds might increase the value of your portfolio in one of two fundamental ways: capital appreciation (i.e., price increases) and dividend payments. Of the two, capital appreciation carries the greatest potential for return, but it also carries the greatest potential for loss. […]
Money is power. A fool and his money are soon parted. A penny saved is a penny earned. Money is the root of all evil. Do any of these expressions ring true for you? As it turns out, the money beliefs our families espoused while we were growing up may have a profound effect […]
Investment Advice finance, investing, stock markets
A Rough First Day on the Job Market Commentary from Jerry Chafkin Chief Investment Officer, AssetMark, Inc. Fear Sells Calming investors when the market pulls back is often made more difficult by the media’s framing of events to make them as newsworthy (i.e. fearsome) as possible. It’s not that the headlines are untrue, but they […]
Individual’s and large intuitions face the same issue. How to balance risk, reward and time. Striking a positive balance between risk and reward and time is critical to achieving long-term investment success. However, investors face a wide variety of obstacles in achieving that balance. Dealing with emotions is the number one issue. When the […]
