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...
by Michael Lecours | Sep 13, 2016 | Finding Confidence, Uncategorized
It didn’t take long for someone to make a connection between Clinton’s health scare on Sunday and the stock market. How Hillary Clinton’s Health Scare Threatens The Markets The premise is that the markets have always expected Clinton to win the presidency, but...
by Michael Lecours | Sep 12, 2016 | Investment Behavior, Uncategorized
Imagine you’re 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...
