by Cliff Jarvis | Sep 12, 2022 | Economy, Finding Confidence, Politics & the Economy, Trend Updates
The last 20 years have been an exceptional time for world economies. Globalization opened the world. Undeveloped nations gained global access to modernity (think China) and developed nations gained access to the necessary raw materials and more of underdeveloped...
by Michael Lecours | Oct 11, 2018 | Finding Confidence, Politics & the Economy
In light of the market correction that is occurring, I have pulled together some interesting and compelling quotes that help to put it into perspective: “Yesterday was the third worst point decline for the Dow since 1915. But it was only the 284th worst day [as a...
by Michael Lecours | Feb 13, 2018 | Economy, Finding Confidence, Investment Strategies
For the first time in close to two years, the stock market is spooking investors. The decline was swift, sudden and unexpected. It caught many people completely off guard. A lot of the headlines I read over the weekend, yesterday and this morning were written to...
by Cliff Jarvis | Feb 13, 2018 | Finding Confidence, Investment Strategies
“The secret to investing, is to sit and watch pitch after pitch go by and wait for the one in your sweet spot. If people are yelling, ‘swing, you bum!,’ ignore them.” Warren Buffet (Source) I remember, years ago, a client called and...
by Michael Lecours | Jan 26, 2018 | Finding Confidence
So often the headlines are dominated by bad news. The headlines capture our attention. They scare us. They make us feel less safe. But the facts simply do not support this view. In reality, the world shows remarkable signs of progress. Here are three amazing...
by Michael Lecours | Oct 9, 2017 | Finding Confidence, Retirement, Rule of Thumb, Saving
This article has been shared widely since it was published a few days ago. I appreciate the perspective the author shares as a journalist who’s covered personal finance topics for 14 years. He has had to share many sad truths with his readers about how the majority...
