Category: Investing

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 [...]

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.

The Financial Coach Show – 03.28.10 – Part 1

By scampbell on Apr 09, 2010 in Audio Archives, Investing, Investing, Podcast, Real Estate

Podcast of the Financial Coach Show from 3.28.10, 5-6pm hour – Featuring “The Financial Coach”, Bryan Binkholder and Jim Winkelmann of Blue Ocean Portfolios.

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Expectations & Emotions: Investors Biggest Dangers

By Bryan Binkholder on Mar 10, 2010 in Asset Allocation, Diversification, ETF & Index Funds, 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 [...]

Common Investing Mistakes

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

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 [...]

Individual Stocks in a Portfolio? Alert….Danger Ahead!

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

The worst way to potentially destroy your wealth is to invest in individual stocks. While there may be some people who (for themselves) can pick winners and etc, the vast majority and especially large mutual funds CANNOT pick winners consistently and predictably.