Investment

Investing should be easy – just buy low and sell high – but most of us have trouble following that simple advice. There are principles and strategies that may enable you to put together an investment portfolio that reflects your risk tolerance, time horizon, and goals. Understanding these principles and strategies can help you avoid some of the pitfalls that snare some investors.

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The Cycle of Investing

The Cycle of Investing

Understanding the cycle of investing may help you avoid easy pitfalls.

Bull & Baird: The Wisdom of Golf

Bull & Baird: The Wisdom of Golf

Market Strategist Michael Antonelli shares tips that could improve your golf and investment experiences.

What Smart Investors Know

What Smart Investors Know

Savvy investors take the time to separate emotion from fact.

All That Matters: The Next Bear Market

The next bear market is inevitable – will you be prepared?

The Difficulty in Calling a Market Top

Trying to “time the market” is both highly risky and incredibly difficult.

What the 1970s Can Teach Us About Inflation

Lessons from an age when inflation was anything but groovy.

Pullbacks, Corrections, and Bear Markets

When the market experiences volatility, it may be a good time to review these common terms.

Staying the Course

Focus too much on day-to-day market performance and you could miss the larger trend.

All That Matters: The National Debt (Or Does It?)

Mike and Ross review their assessment of the U.S. national debt and underscore their perspective on its impact to clients.

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It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times

All about how missing the best market days (or the worst!) might affect your portfolio.

The Business Cycle

How will you weather the ups and downs of the business cycle?

Bridging the Confidence Gap

In the world of finance, the effects of the "confidence gap" can be especially apparent.

The Real Cost of a Vacation Home

What if instead of buying that vacation home, you invested the money?

Inflation and Your Portfolio

Even low inflation rates can pose a threat to investment returns.

Bursting the Bubble

Tulips were the first, but they won’t be the last. What forms a “bubble” and what causes them to burst?

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