Wealth Management | Plancorp | Investment Strategy (8)

Imagine The Wall Street Journal ran a contest for its subscribers in which each subscriber viewed 100 photos of various men and women. To participate in the contest, each subscriber must pick the six most attractive people. The subscriber that choses the photos voted for most often will win $1 Read more…

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Investing is a zero sum game in which individual investors frequently end up on the losing side, but that doesn’t have to be the case. I believe individual investors have significant advantages if they would only simplify the game. I’ll explain through the context of Colonel Blotto, which is a Read more…

Should you invest in the market or pay down debt? Read more…

For more than three decades we’ve experienced an incredible bull market in bonds. The probability of bond returns matching those previous three decades is extremely low, but bonds will remain an important piece of a well-diversified portfolio, even if bond returns are lower or even negative. Read more…

When it comes to money, a certain hype exists around hitting psychological thresholds. Read more…

Few topics in America are as polarizing as politics. With the presidential election as the embodiment of political discord, it’s no wonder last night’s results have caused such a stir. Read more…

Last month I had the pleasure of speaking at the Midwest Private Wealth Forum in Chicago on a range of equity market topics. One of my favorite questions asked was: “What is the biggest mistake you see investors making?” Read more…

The 2016 National Football League season is finally here. Productivity nose-dives while friendly competition increases between friends as nearly 60 million people across the US and Canada begin their first week of fantasy football. Despite the difference in scale, financial markets and fantasy Read more…

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