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“The market” is NOT your portfolio
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...![Re: “It’s not the right TIME to invest”](https://honestmargin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sven-van-der-pluijm-m5O4pXh5iKU-unsplash.jpg)
Re: “It’s not the right TIME to invest”
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...![Flipping Off The “Average Return”](https://honestmargin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/photo-1565008447742-97f6f38c985c.jpg)
Flipping Off The “Average Return”
Unmet expectations cause us distress. At times we lose perspective. When things are going well, we bask in the warm sunshine of +20% returns. But when it temporarily and inevitably floods worst-case -30% returns, we forget there are seasons. Return seasons. Sorry,...![Understanding Poverty Can Help You Become Wealthy](https://honestmargin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/photo-1533563643721-11e22e7f0c7d.jpg)