Category: Featured

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 [...]

Congress Rejects Bill To Force Stockbrokers/Advisors To Act In Clients Best Interest

By Bryan Binkholder on Feb 28, 2010 in Broker or Investment Advisor, Featured, The Cons of Wall Street

Jason Zweig from the Wall Street Journal discusses how the Congress rejected the bill requiring stockbrokers and insurance agents to put consumers interest first. The only people giving independent advice conflict free are Registered Investment Advisors.

401k/Trustee Directed Plans – Excerpt from 02.21.10

By scampbell on Feb 22, 2010 in 401K, Featured, IRA/401k, Investing

Bryan and Jim continue discussion about 401k plans and the high fees associated with choice vs. the lower fees of trustee directed plans. For most plans under $6 Million Dollars, the costs of 401k plans can be rather prohibitive, ranging in the 2.5% to 3.5% category when all costs are figured in. In [...]

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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.

Prepare For A Market Crash!

By Bryan Binkholder on Dec 04, 2009 in Featured

I Can’t Believe I’m Saying It, But Here It Goes:

The Market Will Be Crashing Soon—Prepare!
(This is a MUST READ to protect your future)
Most of you know me as the common sense investing and financial planning coach who is there revealing the ‘crooks of Wall Street’ and the other con games that are perpetrated by [...]

Point Counterpoint: Deflation or Inflation Ahead?

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 11, 2009 in Economics/Government, Featured, Investing

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As with anything going on there are always two sides to every story. When it comes to investing that is especially true. So many people are afraid of Inflation but there is still a strong case for potentially Deflation (things becoming worth less money). In order to protect [...]

Brokerages Should Prepare For A Fiduciary World (putting clients first)

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 10, 2009 in Broker or Investment Advisor, Brokerage Firm Games, Featured, The Cons of Wall Street

Great ‘insider article’ describing how currently brokers and brokerages must act in a ’suitable world’ in which they just have to show that invest recommendations they made were suitable, although not necessarily the best for an investor. In addition, when it comes to special offerings, IPO’s and other specialty items that brokerages create or are [...]

Worst First Quarter Ever! (Originally Posted 4.21.09)

By Bryan Binkholder on Nov 09, 2009 in Featured, Investing, Retirement Planning, Stock Pickers & Gurus

The Market was killed in the first quarter of 2009 and most investors fled for the exits. The Financial Coach on April 21, 2009 related the worst first quarter and the Business Week article by bringing up the facts of how markets work and how as an investor you cannot fall prey to fear [...]