Volatile markets can be unsettling. You work hard for your money and even losing money on paper, to market fluctuations, can make you want to put all your cash under the mattress. In reality most investments will have volatility. Fixed rate products like CD’s may not have volatility, but will have their own risk of…
While no person falls neatly into statistical averages, as humans, we are all emotional beings and subject to all different kinds of behavioral biases when it comes to investing. There are three major ways in which men and women differ when it comes to behavioral investing. Investment Goals and Strategies: According to the Wall Street…
By Brad Sherman, President of Sherman Wealth Management. Individuals who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) often have difficulties that can affect all aspects of their lives and, more specifically, can impair their ability to manage financial affairs. Navigating your finances after a TBI can be overwhelming and intimidating when there are different directions…
According to a recent survey, only 40 percent of investors indicated that their financial advisor(s) clearly explained how they are compensated. In this same survey – the Envestnet Fiduciary Standards Study – 52 percent of investors did not believe that all financial advisors were bound to a standard requiring them to act in the client’s…
Ok, while it may not be the most romantic pick-up line, there is something to be said for wanting to know a potential partner’s credit score. It’s the number that seems to follow you wherever you go and rears itself way more often than your SAT scores or your IQ score. While it’s something you…
A drift portfolio 60% invested in stocks delivers risk comparable to a portfolio with greater market exposure, 80% invested in the stock market in the example of Figure III-2. This added risk from an unbalanced portfolio is not rewarded by a significantly greater return on your investment. Thus, a professionally balanced portfolio may help reduce…
Early this year, Barron’s posted an article by Beverly Goodman on a program orchestrated by financial firm Dimensional Fund Advisors, led by University of Chicago economist Professor Eugene Fama. Dimensional Fund Advisors’ investment strategy is based on Fama’s early and ongoing research, and the students at this program were the financial advisors who sell its…
Long term financial goals for Millennials vs. Gen X There is a common perception among our society that Millennials have the ‘You Only Live Once (YOLO)” attitude and are risk takers in all aspects of their life. However, Millennials are anything but when it comes to their finances. According to Financial Finesse 2013 Generational Research…
With nearly 70% of Americans unsure of what a 529 plan is, Thursday, May 29 is National 529 Day (or more officially “National 529 College Savings Plan Day”), serving to raise awareness to the benefits of a 529 investment plan. Essentially, it is a college tuition plan for your children that is tax-free both on…
History shows chasing the prior year’s hot asset class doesn’t always pay off. Fixed income investments could highlight a portfolio one year, but deliver losses only two years later. Portfolios are individually tailored to clients’ so your needs with custom investments and are met in ever-changing markets. Sherman Wealth Management emphasizes quarterly client meetings to…