by Michael Lecours | Mar 10, 2017 | Retirement
Ask a 20 or 30 something about their vision of retirement and they often shrug. They can barely make ends meet now – how can they try to envision themselves in 40 years? Conventional wisdom suggests that they should save as much as they can. If they save enough,...
by Michael Lecours | Mar 5, 2017 | Finding Confidence
When markets reach heights like this, it’s a great time to evaluate your portfolio to see if you are invested correctly. Too often, investors wait for the market to decline before doing that analysis. That’s the worst time to reevaluate how you’re invested. Instead,...
by Michael Lecours | Mar 2, 2017 | Politics & the Economy
Since Donald Trump was elected in early November, the US stock market has surged to new heights. We have fielded dozens of phone calls from clients asking how we are viewing this situation. Below is a summary of our thoughts: We believe this a tortoise vs hare race...
by Michael Lecours | Feb 9, 2017 | Investment Behavior
The big headline the other day was news of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) reaching 20,000 for the first time. It’s gathered headlines all over the world. I counted 13 articles in The Wall Street Journal about the Dow 20,000. Most of the mainstream media has...
by Michael Lecours | Jan 21, 2017 | Finding Confidence
For readers of this blog, you know how I feel about financial journalism these days. The talking heads and the supposed experts we see on TV and read about in the news are doing a great job making people nervous and afraid to invest. It’s clearly having a negative...
