Archive for October, 2008
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 by Cass Chappell, CFP®
We have all heard that "those who don't study history are bound to repeat it" or something similar. This attachment is an excerpt from a letter written in 1974 by Jim ...
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Tags: 1974 bear market, Against the Tide, American Funds, bearishness, Economic crisis, history repeating, market bottom, market history, market pessimism, Perspective
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Monday, October 27th, 2008 by Charles Mayfield, CFP®
Gas prices have been extremely high and unpredictable thus far in 2008. Several weeks ago I was travelling home from work. As I approached the gas station I pass nearly every ...
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Tags: bear market, discount, gas prices, investing for the long haul, Retirement Planning, stay the course, stock market, stocks on sale
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 by Cass Chappell, CFP®
Per the October 20, 2008 edition of Barron's, Warren Buffett revealed that he was now buying US stocks in his personal account (which had previously been invested solely in US Treasuries). ...
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Tags: Barron's, Oracle of Omaha, Profit Records, Raising the Roof, Treasuries, US Stocks, Warren Buffett
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 by Cass Chappell, CFP®
Last week the Dow Jones Industrial Average had its best week since March 2003, up 4.8%. What is particularly noteworthy about the week was that it included the best day since ...
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Tags: angry coach, fundamentals, Investing, Lou Holtz, Market Volatility, stock market investing, Volatility
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Friday, October 10th, 2008 by Cass Chappell, CFP®
On CNBC this morning, terms like "oversold" and "irrational pessimism" were uttered frequently. Countless charts and graphs showing stock prices and current yields were abundant (some of them were amazing!). Comparisons ...
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Tags: CNBC, Investing, irrational pessimism, market drops, market swings, Regression to the Mean, Reversion to the Mean, standard deviation, Statistics, stock market
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Friday, October 10th, 2008 by Cass Chappell, CFP®
We get emails from every imaginable investment company - usually monthly or quarterly. During times like these, they come more frequently. Continuing our temporary onslaught of constant communication with you, ...
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Tags: Bear Market Duration, Bull Market Duration, Investment Services, Long Term Investing, Market Panic, MFS, Panic
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 by Cass Chappell, CFP®
Another slide from the JP Morgan "Guide to the Markets 3Q 2008" series.
Each color on the chart (click here for a bigger version) represents a different major asset class, year by ...
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Tags: Asset Class Returns, Balanced Portfolio, Investments, stock market
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 by Cass Chappell, CFP®
JP Morgan puts out a "Guide to the Markets" each quarter. Interesting nugget....
Past performance is no guarantee of future results (people are giving that statement more weight now than ever!).
The ...
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Tags: Consumer sentiment, Lagging Indicators, Market sentiment, Unemployment Spikes
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Monday, October 6th, 2008 by Cass Chappell, CFP®
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With the recent volatility in the markets, investment companies have re-doubled their efforts in providing advisors like us with materials meant to "calm the nerves" of our ...
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Tags: Crisis, Investments, Market Timing, stock market, Volatility
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