Does Investor Behavior Impact the Stock Market?
Earning and then saving enough funds to invest is the first & most difficult step to growing wealth & achieving your financial goals. But, after investing your hard-earned money, it is crucial to continue learning how your actions and emotions effect your potential returns. Over the years of working with individual investors we have found that emotions and biases can cloud one’s ability to make well-balanced investment decisions. In recent months we have seen the impact of emotion driven decisions, rather than thoughtful, goals-based decisions. With that in mind here are two "rules" that we would encourage you to follow with your investment decisions.
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Topics:
Why is my portfolio not performing?,
Financial Planning,
Investments,
long term objectives,
Planning,
saving and investing,
Stock Market
Monthly Market Update: Looking back - Looking forward
This year has been a roller coaster in every sense of the phrase, and when we take a roller coaster ride it can be hard to know where you are and where you're going! So, let's take a few minutes to recap where the stock market is today and what economic & market items we need to be aware of. This "look back - look forward" method helps ensure that we have the correct expectations and plan in place to maximize potential results.
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Topics:
Why is my portfolio not performing?,
Financial Planning,
Investments,
Planning,
saving and investing,
Stock Market
The earlier you start pursuing financial goals, the better your outcome may be.
As a young investor, you have a powerful ally on your side: time. When you start investing in your twenties or thirties for retirement, you can put it to work for you.
The effect of compounding is huge. Many people underestimate it, so it is worth illustrating. Let's take a look using a hypothetical 5% rate of return.1
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Financial Planning,
Retirement,
saving and investing
How do we build portfolios at Creekmur Wealth?
Nearly everyone we meet with will eventually ask some form of this crucial question. And it's a good one because being a successful investor is often predicated upon having a well-developed investment plan. Over the years, we have honed our investment management methodology into what we describe as a “Core & Satellite” strategy to ensure that our investment plan is clear and concise. Let me explain how this works in our Creekmur Wealth portfolios.
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Topics:
Why is my portfolio not performing?,
Financial Planning,
Investments,
Planning,
saving and investing,
Stock Market
How does DATA help us make Investment Decisions?
In this week’s Flash Briefing we will dive into how we use data as part of the Creekmur Wealth Investment process. We have found that good, quality data points and clear, unbiased analysis help us make the highest quality investment decisions for our clients.
Our country, and really the whole world, is incredibly polarized surrounding the correct response to COVID-19. These polar opposite view points are further driven by voices in the media and opinions on social media most of whom claim to be using "data" to arrive at their conclusions. To thrive as investors in this environment, it is critical to track and review unbiased data points to help cut through the noise.
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Topics:
Why is my portfolio not performing?,
Financial Planning,
Investments,
Planning,
saving and investing,
Stock Market
Things you can do for your future as the year unfolds.
What financial, business, or life priorities do you need to address for the coming year? Now is a good time to think about the investing, saving, or budgeting methods you could employ toward specific objectives, from building your retirement fund to managing your taxes. You have plenty of choices. Here are a few ideas to consider:
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Budgeting,
Build True Wealth,
Financial Planning,
Goals,
Investing,
Investments,
long term objectives,
Planning,
RMD,
RMDs,
saving and investing,
Stay focused on objectives
Save and invest, year after year, to put the full power of compounding on your side.
Have you been saving for retirement for a decade or more? In the foreseeable future, something terrific is likely to happen with your IRA or your workplace retirement plan account. At some point, its yearly earnings should begin to exceed your yearly contributions.
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Topics:
Uncategorized,
Invest,
Investments,
power of compounding,
Retirement,
Save,
saving and investing,
Snowball effect