Archives for February 2009

Breaking the Cycle Investors’ Dilemma’s

For most investors, the Investors’ Dilemma remains undefined and continues over a lifetime. The first step toward operating outside of this cycle is becoming aware of it and you have already done that (if you haven’t done that read the previous blog “Understanding the Investors’ Dilemma”). The next step is to choose an investment philosophy in which you believe. An investment philosophy is made up of three fundamental principles: your True Purpose for Money, your Market Belief, and your Investment Strategy.

The Investors’ Dilemma: Understand the Psych

Have you ever worried about getting high enough returns on investments? Maintaining your standard of living at retirement? Affording high quality education for your children? Have you ever worried about the next market crash, missing out on the latest, greatest stock tip? Making sense of the all the information available or someone else having a better portfolio than you? Have you ever worried about not having enough money to care for loved one, getting bad advice and, worse yet, paying for it? Have you ever bought an investment when it was doing really well, when it was high, and later sold it because of bad performance at a low price? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, then you are in the right place.