by Michael Lecours | Jan 18, 2017 | Finding Confidence, Investment Behavior, Personal Development, Retirement, Rule of Thumb, Saving
The following article examines five young people and their financial plan (more like their lack of planning). They are then offered some preliminary advice about how to improve their situation. Unfortunately, in every case I found the advice to be overly...
by Michael Lecours | Jan 17, 2017 | Investment Behavior, Investment Strategies, Uncategorized
How many times have you seen that headline? How many times did it spur you to read an article and even take action? Well respected publications are famous for putting together these kinds of lists. The odd part is that every month, week, or even day that list changes....
by Michael Lecours | Oct 14, 2016 | Finding Confidence, Investment Behavior, Retirement, Saving, Saving for College, Uncategorized
“ I want to save for retirement, but I can’t afford to do so right now.” This is a common complaint we hear, especially with our younger clients. They are dealing with debts, saving for their children’s education, and even helping to take care of their aging parents....
by Michael Lecours | Oct 4, 2016 | Finding Confidence, Investment Behavior, Politics & the Economy, Uncategorized
It’s tempting to position your portfolio to take advantage of new policies being proposed by a new President before they have been elected or shortly after their election. Evidence suggests it’s better to wait instead of trying to time the market. Here are a few...
by Michael Lecours | Oct 1, 2016 | Economy, Finding Confidence, Investment Behavior, Politics & the Economy, Uncategorized
We can’t help but hear about the election on the news. And when it comes to each candidates economic policies, we are quick to imagine how it will affect our investments. We assume that Trump’s determination to bring jobs back to the US could boost US stock prices and...
by Michael Lecours | Sep 22, 2016 | Finding Confidence, Investment Behavior, Uncategorized
Imagine your reading this post in a busy coffee shop. All of a sudden you look up and see people running out of the shop. What do you do first? Chances are, you get up and follow everyone else. You might not even know what’s going on at first. Are you getting away...
