by Michael Lecours | Oct 14, 2016 | Finding Confidence, Investment Behavior, Retirement, Saving, Saving for College, Uncategorized
“ I want to save for retirement, but I can’t afford to do so right now.” This is a common complaint we hear, especially with our younger clients. They are dealing with debts, saving for their children’s education, and even helping to take care of their aging parents....
by Michael Lecours | Oct 10, 2016 | Economy, Finding Confidence, Politics & the Economy, Uncategorized
Republicans and Democrats each make strong and compelling arguments as to why their approach and strategy will be better than their opponent. The media, think tanks, and experts are constantly making solid arguments for one candidate or the other. And in many cases...
by Michael Lecours | Oct 4, 2016 | Finding Confidence, Investment Behavior, Politics & the Economy, Uncategorized
It’s tempting to position your portfolio to take advantage of new policies being proposed by a new President before they have been elected or shortly after their election. Evidence suggests it’s better to wait instead of trying to time the market. Here are a few...
by Michael Lecours | Oct 1, 2016 | Economy, Finding Confidence, Investment Behavior, Politics & the Economy, Uncategorized
We can’t help but hear about the election on the news. And when it comes to each candidates economic policies, we are quick to imagine how it will affect our investments. We assume that Trump’s determination to bring jobs back to the US could boost US stock prices and...
by Michael Lecours | Sep 22, 2016 | Finding Confidence, Investment Behavior, Uncategorized
Imagine your reading this post in a busy coffee shop. All of a sudden you look up and see people running out of the shop. What do you do first? Chances are, you get up and follow everyone else. You might not even know what’s going on at first. Are you getting away...
by Michael Lecours | Sep 21, 2016 | Finding Confidence, Investment Behavior, Politics & the Economy, Uncategorized
The average chess player can see 1-3 moves ahead in a game of chess. But a grandmaster chess player can see 10 moves ahead and sometimes up to 20. More interestingly, when they look at the board they see shapes and patterns not number of moves. Playing chess is like...
