by Michael Lecours | Mar 25, 2013 | Investment Strategies, Uncategorized
This is the final part of a series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) If your portfolio is still sitting on the sidelines in cash as you wait for the right time to enter the market, you may want to consider a new strategy. There is always a headline out there to suggest that...
by Michael Lecours | Mar 20, 2013 | Retirement, Uncategorized
This piece was written about a year ago, but the two statistics from Sloan should be read again. During the past year, we have plenty of anecdotal evidence to support their findings: There are a lot of options and factors to consider when preparing for retirement....
by Michael Lecours | Mar 15, 2013 | Finding Confidence, Uncategorized
This is the third part of a series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) For many investors, the bad news was cause for them to pull their money out, sit on the sidelines and wait for conditions to improve. They waited for the situation to turn around and to feel confident...
by Michael Lecours | Mar 7, 2013 | Finding Confidence, Uncategorized
This is the second part of a series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) Numerous studies suggest people are more interested in bad news than good news. It’s easier to scare someone into reading or watching a news story than any other way. But some psychologists...
by Michael Lecours | Mar 2, 2013 | Finding Confidence, Uncategorized
This is the first part of a series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) We’ve seen these headlines in the news over the course of the last few months: “The U.S. Is Going Broke” “Social Security’s Coming Crisis” “There’s No...
by Michael Lecours | Feb 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
The introduction of a common currency, the Euro, created a potent cocktail for the less industrialized nations involved, especially the Mediterranean countries (including France). It allowed the highly efficient industries of the northern European powerhouses...
