Archives for October 2011

Risk: Just the Facts Ma’am!

How much risk is in your portfolio? Seems like a pretty straight forward question. Well…do you know how much risk you’re taking on or are you just taking a ride on the “Trust Express”

You’d think this is something most investors would be demanding to know. Yes, there is a mathematical formula that measures how much risk is in your portfolio. It’s called standard deviation and it measures how volatile your particular portfolio is. It absolutely blows my mind that there is so little talked about this vital measurement in the investment world. Most people have never even heard about it.

Rational…Lies! Shell of Truth Stuffed With Emotion

Global broad based diversification. Investors make big mistakes when markets are volatile.

Innovation Will Prevail

Innovation will prevail you know we lost a very important figure in American culture and in world history yesterday with Steve Jobs passing, someone who has had a tremendous impact on the world. If you were asked to think of an innovator, my guess is Steve Jobs name would come up often. I wonder what he and his company, vendors, and suppliers contribution to innovation have equated to in tax revenue, 49000 people work for Apple which is worth 37 billion. Steve stimulated our economy in part, when an innovation becomes in demand, revenue ensues. I believe that Steve Jobs was an example of compassionate capitalism.