Behavioral Finance

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Weekend Reading: The Thin Line

You may have had incredible success in investing in the market throughout your saving years, but retirement is different and past performance is no guarantee of future success.

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Weekend Reading: The Three Types of Investing Mistakes

To truly identify your investment mistakes (and hopefully prevent some along the way), you must first determine what a “mistake” means to you.

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Weekend Reading: The Accident

You want to avoid “Accidents” in retirement, and every accident is a result of a risk that you knowingly or unknowingly took on. Therefore, the key to avoiding your retirement “Accidents” begins with the identification of the risks.

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Weekend Reading: The Most Important Thing That Counts in Investing

Your ability to build strong character takes time and often occurs during seasons of crisis and distress. In these instances, reflect on your reactions, learn from your mistakes and seek lessons from the experience.

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Weekend Reading: Compounding

If you’re looking for success when it comes to investing, fitness, relationships or really any area of life, quick fixes often aren’t the answer. Patience and consistent effort over a period of time are two key components, as they give way to the power of compounding.

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Weekend Reading: Look Inside

You’ll find it’s not what happens throughout your financial life that has the most impact, but how you react to it.

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Weekend Reading: Begging to Differ

Your financial journey throughout life won’t look the same as anyone else’s. So, while it can be informative to learn from others' financial experiences, here’s a word from the wise: Never blindly mimic their strategies.

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Weekend Reading: How Investing Personality Types Frame Your Money Perspective

Have you ever pinpointed your Myers Briggs personality type? It can be insightful to better understand who you are, but when it comes to your investing mindset, here’s another framework worth checking out.

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Weekend Reading: The Seven Virtues of Great Investors

our greatest investment attributes don’t include having the highest IQ. Instead, they stem from your character and ability to maintain consistent behavior.

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Weekend Reading: What Does the Demise of SVB Tell Us About Our Behavior During Market Shocks?

You’ve seen news headlines detailing the fallout of Silicon Valley Bank. However, amidst the panic, it’s also vital to zoom out and consider what tumultuous times can teach you, particularly when it comes to investment risk.

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Weekend Reading: Why Do We Keep Making the Same Investment Mistakes?

As an investor, you learn from painful investment periods in the near-term, but over the long-term, behavior doesn’t typically change.

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Weekend Reading: Why Can’t We Stop Changing Our Investment Process?

A “leave it be” mindset when it comes to your lifelong savings is easier said than done. You know you have a sound investment strategy, but alas, the temptation to tinker is strong. Why?