China’s economy and markets have reached such a level of size, power, diversity and complexity that it deserves to be treated as a distinct asset class, requiring different investment approaches, as investors have had for years in the U.S. market
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BEWARE THE CONSENSUS VIEW
With market volatility is near multi-year lows and investors are becoming much more bullish towards stocks, don’t abandon your insurance policies of cash, treasuries and gold. As WEALTHTRACK guest Andy Lo reminded us recently, it won’t take much of a scare to shake the market up. Watch this Episode
CONSIDER PUTTING SOME MONEY INTO HIGH QUALITY COMPANIES WITH A HISTORY OF PAYING AND INCREASING DIVIDENDS
A Morningstar favorite with quality dividends: Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) VIG data by YCharts Watch this Episode
ASK YOURSELF IF YOU SHOULD BE INVESTED WITH AN ACTIVE MANAGER OR A PASSIVE INDEX FUND
The Underperformance Gap: Most investors do substantially worse than the mutual funds they invest in Investors sell funds that underperform for 2-3 years Investors switch to funds with several years of outperformance Sell low/ buy high strategy is sure fire recipe for subpar results If you can’t tolerate sticking with a manager who isn’t doing […]
CONSIDER BUYING A HOME SOONER RATHER THAN LATER IF PLANNING TO BE IN THE MARKET FOR ONE
Until recently waiting to buy a home paid off: Prices going down Mortgage rates were declining Exact opposite happening now: Home prices and mortgage rates are going up Watch this Episode
ASSESS YOUR RISK TOLERANCE WITH A FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Determine the rate of return needed to reach your life’s goals Ask yourself how much you can afford to lose over the course of any given year and reach those goals Understand your emotional tolerance for risk Watch this Episode
