Blog

Recently, a client asked-"Why should I buy bonds when interest rates are rising? It’s my understanding that when interest rates rise, existing bonds decrease in value.”

Understanding your risk tolerance is one of the most important elements of investing; knowing how your risk tolerance effects your investment decisions is vital to the health of your portfolio.

Have you made up your mind on just about everything, even before you know what it is? For instance, when you meet someone, is your opinion of the person formed from the first impression? Or, when you hear a political argument from the other side, is your mind opened or closed? Are you able to concede the “good points” the other side make, or do you dismiss the whole argument?

If you’ve ever played the Game of Life board game, it becomes clear that compressed into the colorful path there are various stages of life. Each stage holds its own major financial challenges as well as prospective profits in addition to surprises and forks in the road.

After the ball drops on New Year’s Eve, we dig up our hopes & dreams and make some resolutions; getting back in the gym, losing weight, and eating clean, are usually at the top of the list.  But what about your finances? The health of your accounts, spending habits, and investments are just as important to evaluate.

After several years of wallowing in financial upheaval caused by a severe recession and financial crisis, Americans are looking to the future once again.  A renewed confidence has many people setting their sights on long term goals that may have seemed out of reach just a few years ago.

All investors – be they conservative, moderate or aggressive – need to understand that the level of return they expect to generate is directly related to the amount of risk they are willing to assume – the higher the return, the higher the amount of risk.  Regardless of where you put your money, you assume some element of risk.