Everyone wants a create content on TikTok account, generating an instant fortune but reality is a harder truth. Elsewhere, making a prediction on anything that moves in our show business is easy but in reality, the forces that drive financial market behavior are unpredictable and relationships between assets are fluid. The algorithms are selling because…
The importance of asset allocation
On a volatile global stage, asset allocation is an essential decision that investors will make on their journey of investing and growing their wealth. Asset allocation is a fundamental tool that aims to balance risk and reward by apportioning a portfolio’s asset classes according to an individual’s goals, risk tolerance, and investment horizon for long-term…
Preparing for the next Great Depression
I’m “free” that I can write about anything as long I think it is realistic and can help my investors make some money to pay off their bills, enjoy their retirement, and the list goes on. I do not have the pressures of a broker, or a magazine, or TV channel that relies on revenue…
Looking for clues
For those who are obsessed with numbers, a whopping 336,000 jobs were created in September, much stronger than the +170,000 expectation, and the biggest gain since January. Once again, the ADP report for last month proved to be a false flag. Private payrolls also jumped by 263,000. Importantly, and reversing the previous trend, two-month revisions were…
To invest or not to invest
“If interest rates are so high why should I invest my money?” I was recently asked by two prospective clients, who are both in their mid to late fifties, to prepare recommendations for them as they are looking to invest. Some investors are reluctant to put money to work with banks offering a more competitive…