Archive for Investing

Lost Decade of Stocks? Is The Market Different Now? The Truth of The Last Ten Years

Nov 19, 2011 No Comments by Bryan Binkholder

The Financial Coach, Bryan Binkholder examines the common held, popular notion that the stock market has yielded flat to negative returns for the last ten years after substantial drops in 2000 to 2002 and then again in 2008. Could these ‘talking points’ of insurance & bond salesmen and misguided members of the press actually be [...]

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Debt Crisis & The Markets: Is Now The Time To Sell?

Aug 03, 2011 2 Comments

The Financial Coach Bryan Binkholder examines what the last weeks roller coaster ride for investors means and what you can do about it. Many are calling for exiting the market or moving into bonds. Is that the right move? What has the market done and where will it go? Could market timing (getting in and [...]

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How Much Do My Investments Really Cost? How Much Does My Financial Advisor Earn?

May 07, 2011 No Comments

The Financial Coach, Bryan Binkholder  is consistently amazed at the scary fact that hardly anyone knows or understands all the conflicts of interest in the financial field and the crazy fees.  So many people have an utter lack of knowledge about what their investments really are costing that it puzzles him. Ask yourself this question: [...]

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Bonds: Great for Brokers & Firms (Not So Good For You)

Aug 26, 2010 No Comments

Brokerage Firms & Advisors (very loosely used term) Are Ripping People Off! The ‘Spreads On Bonds’ Revealed Courtesy of Investment News You might have heard The Financial Coach and Jim Winkelmann of Blue Ocean Portfolios discuss this on the radio and now the ‘mainstream’ is just beginning to pick up on the MASSIVE TRANSFER OF [...]

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Market Crash or Market Cash (for brokers)

Aug 26, 2010 No Comments

The last week has been a frightening reminder of 2008 and early 2009 when the market crashed. Investors have all kinds of reasons to ‘fear’ and the press and pundits only add to it. What will happen no one knows but we need to have a better understanding of human behavior and markets to guide [...]

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