Category: Featured

Long Term Bonds: Good for you or good for the brokerage firms?

By Bryan Binkholder on Jul 26, 2010 in Bonds & Bond Funds, Featured, Investing, Investing, Retirement Planning

Many investors are being drawn into long term corporate bonds while not fully understanding the risks associated with this type of investment. As you will learn, the general idea of fixed income investments are for security and stability in your portfolio. While a bond seems to be more secure than stocks, the [...]

Mutual Fund Past Performance Monkey Business: BEWARE

By Bryan Binkholder on Jul 26, 2010 in Brokerage Firm Games, Featured, Investing, Mutual Funds, The Cons of Wall Street

Soon to be released study from the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (Sept. 2010) shows that Mutual Fund Past Performance means nothing but is used to seduce and swindle investors. In this video and attached report, you will see exactly why looking at past performance of mutual funds is a cardinal sin (possible an unforgivable [...]

Shark Attacks, Oil Spills & Investing: Media Noise & Behavior of Our Mind

By Bryan Binkholder on Jun 16, 2010 in Featured, Investing

The Financial Coach tackles the biggest subjects of investing: How markets work and how news and media seeks to influence our behavior.

Unemployment Figures, Jobs Report, Investing Fear & The Future

By Bryan Binkholder on Jun 04, 2010 in Economics/Government, Featured

The Financial Coach, Bryan Binkholder tackles the most frequently heard statement of late: America as a great nation has met its end. What has history shown us through time? Through good or bad presidents, a prospering economy or a poor economy; how has America reacted?

Housing Boom or Bust?

By Bryan Binkholder on Jun 04, 2010 in Featured, Real Estate

www.Financialcoachshow.com The Financial Coach tackles the subject of a potential housing boom or bust and shares incredible details and facts that few are thinking or speaking of.

The Gulf Oil Spill & Its Implications For Investing

By Bryan Binkholder on May 27, 2010 in Featured, Investing

The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill has devastated the business environment in Florida and the Gulf Coast. While there haven’t been any problems on the beaches of Mississippi, Alabama or Florida the media news and mood has driven many vacationers away in ‘fear’ of the unknown. Could the oil surface and ruin a vacation [...]

Stock Market Crash-May 2010–What Did We Learn From It?

By Bryan Binkholder on May 10, 2010 in Featured, Investing

The Financial Coach addresses the stock market crash that occurred on Thursday May 6 and what investors can learn from that incredible day when some stocks went from $38 a share to 1 penny only to rebound later to their original price.

Greece & The Similarity To The US

By Bryan Binkholder on May 10, 2010 in Economics/Government, Featured

The Financial Coach, Bryan Binkholder examines in simple terms the situation in Greece and what has caused the problems along with the eery parallels to the United States.
Great Financial Times Article http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb184e6a-5b9b-11df-85a3-00144feab49a.html

The 5 Star Wealth Manager Scam

By Bryan Binkholder on Mar 30, 2010 in Featured, The Cons of Wall Street, The Name Game

Bryan Binkholder and Blue Ocean Portfolios have been announced as proud winners of the ‘5 Star Wealth Manager Award’ and were featured in St. Louis Magazine in the Month of March 2010. Unfortunately, this entire award is a scam designed to help Financial Salespeople win the trust and admiration of consumers. I was contacted by [...]

Beware of Roth Conversions Video

By Bryan Binkholder on Mar 18, 2010 in Featured, IRA/401k, Roth IRA, Taxes

The talk of 2010 is the ability to convert your Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA and spread the taxes out over a two year period. What are the pro’s and con’s of such a move? Is it right for everyone? Since we all believe taxes will go up in the future, [...]