Category: Asset Allocation

Expectations & Emotions: Investors Biggest Dangers

By Bryan Binkholder on Mar 10, 2010 in Asset Allocation, Diversification, ETF & Index Funds, Featured, Investing, Investing

Most investors are their worst enemies when it comes to investing along with the corrupt marketing system of selling investments that we call Wall Street & brokerage firms (and their minions: Financial Salespeople). Not understanding our risks in an investment strategy, falling prey to clever marketing and ‘Past Performance’ along with emotions that sidetrack us [...]

Invested Properly: 2008 & 2009 were fun but you’re back even or better!

By Bryan Binkholder on Feb 28, 2010 in Asset Allocation, Asset Allocation, ETF & Index Funds, Featured, Investing

The market was wild in 2008 and 2009 but if you maintained focus, kept to your investment strategies and rebalanced you were highly successful! Blue Ocean Portfolio’s, utilizing low cost index and Exchange Traded Funds, did what they were supposed to do in 2008 and 09. Watch the video to see how you [...]

Common Investing Mistakes

By Bryan Binkholder on Dec 22, 2009 in Asset Allocation, Asset Allocation, Diversification, Featured, Investing

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As the new year approaches and stock picks galore are posted on websites, magazines and television shows, remember the basics of investing. This video will also help us learn why so many investors and professionals receive abysmal returns and always seem to be making the wrong moves.

Active Management (Mutual Funds/Brokers) Vs Passive Management (Asset Classes and Index Funds)

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 09, 2009 in Asset Allocation, Asset Allocation, Diversification, ETF & Index Funds, Investing, Mutual Funds, Retirement Planning

The argument has raged for years that mutual funds and brokers can deliver better returns by their ‘knowledge’ concerning the market. While many investors fall prey to this misinformation, the truth has slowly gotten out and investors are learning. While managed funds still prey upon the ‘greedy’ with the idea that [...]

Is This Time Different!

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 09, 2009 in Asset Allocation, Asset Allocation, Investing

This was originally posted on March 18th 2009.

Many people are confused, bewildered by the market and concerned that this time is different and we are headed for collapse? What does history show us?