by Michael Lecours | Jun 21, 2016 | Finding Confidence, Investment Behavior, Saving for College, Student Loans, Uncategorized
A recent study conducted by HelloWallet suggests that a dollar of student loan debt is associated with a 35-cent decrease in retirement account balances! That means, investors with lots of student loans are unable to save as much for retirement. This is a big problem...
by Michael Lecours | Jun 8, 2016 | Finding Confidence, Uncategorized
Even as the country moves toward economic recovery, personal financial security is still uppermost in many peoples’ minds. They’re eager for advice about their retirement, estate plan, insurance, emergency funds, liabilities and their asset allocation. It’s never been...
by Michael Lecours | Jun 3, 2016 | Finding Confidence, Personal Development, Saving, Uncategorized
Money Magazine’s recent article on career skills shows that an entirely new breed of skills are needed to remain competitive in today’s markets. The top four skills all deal with data – data mining, data modeling, search engine marketing and statistical analysis. ...
by Michael Lecours | Mar 24, 2016 | Finding Confidence, Investment Strategies, Personal Development, Retirement, Rule of Thumb, Uncategorized
I recently read Carl Richard’s “The One-Page Financial Plan” and was impressed with Richard’s approach to working through some complex financial issues. In particular, he focused almost exclusively on the emotional issues that investors face. What does money...
by Michael Lecours | Feb 9, 2016 | Economy, Finding Confidence, Investment Behavior, Uncategorized
It’s become comical to see and watch the supposed experts lay out such convincing rationales explaining what the future holds. In the reading of the tea leaves, some are seeing some pretty dark days ahead, while others think all of the market volatility is a normal...
by Michael Lecours | Oct 26, 2015 | Finding Confidence, Investment Behavior, Uncategorized
With the recent roller-coaster-like activity we’ve seen in the market, I thought this article would be well worth sharing: 7 Ways Your Brain Makes You A Terrible Investor During these last few weeks and months, we’ve advised most clients to stick with their current...
