by Eric Courage | Mar 18, 2021 | Advice your financial advisor won't tell you, Blog, Investment, More than Money, Property Investment
Misinformation ≠ Education I used to think markets commentary wasn’t a good use of time for our clients. But, with so much profit conflicted “education,” I’ve had enough. “Vending machines don’t belong in monasteries. So, I created...
by Eric Courage | Jan 29, 2021 | Blog, Investment, Newsletter
2020 – Year Two: Surviving To Thriving Let me catch you up From 2018 to 2019, cease and desist (ex-employer) lawsuits hit my door-step as I was brining our Thanksgiving turkey; old clients who referred to me as their “son” stopped answering my calls; immediate...
by Eric Courage | Jan 22, 2021 | Blog, Investment
Almost 50% of all US Dollars in circulation were printed in 2020 Let’s back up…In 2008, the Federal Reserve added about $2 Trillion (with a T) to the financial system. Avoid global contagion meltdowns. Avoid the next Great Depression. Avoid turning into Japan....
by Eric Courage | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog, Investment, Newsletter
This post was inspired by investors who tell me they use a newsletter to pick stocks, that diversification is for losers, and it’s easy to beat the market. Here’s a case study in what happens when you follow financial newsletters sent straight to your...
by Eric Courage | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog, Financial Planning, Investment
Years ago, a client sent me an e-mail. It simply stated: “Us down, the market up, why?” Why am I underperforming the ubiquitous “market”? I blame financial media. Fox. CNBC. MSNBC. Barron’s. Bloomberg. Money. Forbes. Dave Ramsey. Suze Orman. All of ‘em, for...
by Eric Courage | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog, Financial Planning, Investment
Is investing really all about timing? You wait for the right time: corrections, recessions, pull-backs, blow-ups, and inflection points. Then, BAM—you make hay, and get out. Do it again and again. That’s how investing works, right? Clichés like “time in...