By Christopher M. Jones, CFP® | Published: October 8, 2010
During the past quarter, we have witnessed an amazing 3-month rebound, in stark contrast to what happened in the prior quarter. In fact, the month of September will go down in history as the strongest ...
https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gif00Christopher M. Jones, CFP®https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gifChristopher M. Jones, CFP®2010-10-08 21:27:392010-10-08 21:27:39Client Letter - Q3 2010
As decision makers we spend a lot of time wallowing in the past. We project recent trends forward, expecting things will pretty much go on as they have been. Unfortunately, this tendency, termed “recency ...
https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gif00Christopher M. Jones, CFP®https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gifChristopher M. Jones, CFP®2010-09-30 20:55:312010-09-30 20:55:31Investing based on recent trends is an invitation to disappointment
Low interest rates at the bank and scary volatility in investment markets has created a market for shady high yield investment programs (HYIPs) that prey on unsophisticated investors, warns the Financial ...
https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gif00Christopher M. Jones, CFP®https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gifChristopher M. Jones, CFP®2010-09-30 20:41:322010-09-30 20:41:32Offered a high yield? Run the other way
Three of four investors have unrealistic expectations of the level of care that financial advisors at brokerage firms are required to give. Seventy-six percent of investors said “financial advisors” ...
https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gif00Christopher M. Jones, CFP®https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gifChristopher M. Jones, CFP®2010-09-30 20:40:582010-09-30 20:40:58Investors expect too much of brokers and insurance agents
Savers have been frustrated by super-low short-term interest rates since the 2008 financial crisis forced central banks worldwide to slash rates. Despite forecasts that government stimulus spending and ...
https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gif00Christopher M. Jones, CFP®https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gifChristopher M. Jones, CFP®2010-07-30 20:40:132010-07-30 20:40:13With interest rates so low, where do you put cash now?
One of this country’s preeminent financial economists and historians believes the stock market is a great buy today. In fact, when compared to similar periods over the last 200 years of stock market ...
https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gif00Christopher M. Jones, CFP®https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gifChristopher M. Jones, CFP®2010-07-30 20:39:322010-07-30 20:39:32It’s a great time to buy stocks, says noted financial historian
By Christopher M. Jones, CFP® | Published: July 9, 2010
During the past quarter, global stock markets ended their year-long rally and experienced their first major correction since the crash of 2008. Despite strong corporate earnings reports, global investors ...
https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gif00Christopher M. Jones, CFP®https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gifChristopher M. Jones, CFP®2010-07-09 21:29:352010-07-09 21:29:35Client Letter - Q2 2010
On May 6, the stock market suffered a massive drop in stock prices that took the Dow Jones Industrial Average down by 1,000 points in a matter of minutes before recovering much of the loss. Although market ...
https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gif00Christopher M. Jones, CFP®https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gifChristopher M. Jones, CFP®2010-05-31 22:02:462010-05-31 22:02:46‘Flash crash’ of May 6 exposes the dangers of ETF trading
Investors who own a typical stock and bond portfolio don’t have to go too far to find a handy diversifier. Shares of real estate investment trusts are traded on the major exchanges just like any ...
https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gif00Christopher M. Jones, CFP®https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gifChristopher M. Jones, CFP®2010-05-31 22:02:182010-05-31 22:02:18REITS provide portfolio diversification
How to invest a nest egg and what is a safe withdrawal rate are the two biggest questions for anyone in or near retirement. Although the answers are far from simple, a lot of recent academic research continues ...
https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gif00Christopher M. Jones, CFP®https://sparrowwealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/logo.gifChristopher M. Jones, CFP®2010-05-31 22:01:462010-05-31 22:01:46How to succeed in retirement: Stocks and 4 percent withdrawals