Nobody enjoys a stock market downturn, especially those who rely more on returns to survive due to a lack of active income. But as parents, we can use these sell-offs as an opportunity to help turn our kids into future millionaires. Although I’m a perennial optimist, I believe our kids are kind of screwed. The … Read more
Only when the stock market goes down do people start to wonder whether they have too much exposure to stocks (equities). Questions arise: Should I cut back? Should I buy the dip? What’s the appropriate allocation to stocks right now? While the answer depends on many variables—your risk tolerance, age, net worth, current asset allocation, and … Read more
Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by Betterment Advisor Solutions and the Morningstar Investment Conference See here for more information on Betterment’s Advisor solutions See here to register for Morningstar’s investment conference, which is free for advisors Get a random Animal Spirits chart here On today’s show, we discuss: Listen here Recommendations: Charts: Tweets/Bluesky: … Read more
As stocks plummet and recession fears grow, there’s one silver lining worth highlighting: the increasing value of your home, if you own one. A home is a fundamental necessity for survival, stocks are not. So, the government sacrificing your stock portfolio to strengthen or preserve your housing situation can be seen as a net benefit. … Read more
I like Jesse Livermore quotes because they’re often multi-faceted. This is one of my favorites: Another lesson I learned early is that there is nothing new in Wall Street. There can’t be because speculation is as old as the hills. Whatever happens in the stock market today has happened before and will happen again. I … Read more