The best hedge against wild short-term moves in the market is a long time horizon awealthofcommonsense.com/2021/02/12-thi…

Your Words Matter.

Little things that matter-great post from Kathleen Cantwell

Powerful words from @alka_SMELTZer

Last year on this day the S&P 500 was up 4.2% These were the daily returns that followed for the remainder of the month: -3.4% -1.7% -7.6% +4.9% -4.9% -9.5% +9.3% -12.0% +6.0% -5.2% +0.5% -4.3% -2.9% +9.4% +1.2% +6.2% -3.4% +3.4%

31% of couples disagree about finances at least once a month. The most common disagreements: 1. Major purchases 2. Partner’s spending habits 3. Investment decisions

Timing the market doesn't work-if you were told we would enter into a global pandemic that shut down the economy, no one would have put any money into the stock market. #staythecourse #investor

Do this for 25+ years and great things will happen

A lot of wisdom here. Note that these all contribute to lack of savings. If compound interest is to work, need to structure a household that has margin for savings

Biden Eyeing Tax Rate as High as 43.4% - Bloomberg: 3 things that will become more popular if bill gets passed: -Tax Deferred Accounts -Roth IRAs -Tax loss harvesting A high $ brokerage account that had losses in 2020 that were harvested = success. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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10 Things You Shouldn’t Care About as an Investor All 10 of these are wisdom every investor should believe to their core. ⁦Ben Carlson⁩ awealthofcommonsense.com/2021/05/10-thi…

Simple wisdom here that many overlook. Create your own benchmark that defines your success based on what you want to accomplish, not an arbitrary metric of point in time percentage returns. #networth #LDI #invest

Very common to see no international allocation in a portfolio managed by a broker. This is typically a clear indication that your portfolio is managed through emotion, rather than data. #avoidthehomebias

Hedge funds are sold on the premise of better performance. The results are in: traders end up losing, even behind brand names, degrees, and perceived accreditation.

Stock market corrections are very healthy and good for long term investors. Investors are rewarded with higher returns in exchange for accepting the volatility that comes with being an owner. No volatility = no outperformance

To the ppl who claim the only reason stocks rise is the Fed, low rates, etc From 1926-1981, a period that includes the Great Depression, WWII, Vietnam, 1970s inflation, rising rates & more the avg annual returns for US stocks were... 9.1% per year Not terrible

Netflix on ice. 5 years of growth wiped out in weeks. Individual stocks come with risks that are often inadequately anticipated.

Every bear market in history: Obvious buying opportunity Every bear market you’re living thru: This one may never end

Forgiving student loans is unfair to the majority of Americans, especially those that never went through college. Plus, there are better solutions to help those in need. Here’s why: