Investments

For an in-depth look at the world capital market performance and a timeline of events during the past quarter, here is our Quarterly Market Review: About Christopher Jones Christopher Jones is the Founder and President of Sparrow Wealth Management, a fee-only financial planning and investment management firm. Before entering the investment field, Chris was a management consultant for Deloitte Monitor. […]

Given how poorly international markets have performed relative to U.S. markets during the last 6 years, some investors may be wondering about the benefits of investing internationally.  The simple answer is that different countries perform well at different times, and it reduces your risk and increases your long term returns when you’re broadly diversified across all of the world markets. While it’s very tempting to look […]

The New Year is a customary time to speculate. In a digital age, when past forecasts are available online, market and media professionals find it harder to hide their blushes when their financial predictions go awry. But there are ways around that. The ignominy that goes with making bold forecasts was highlighted in a recent newspaper article, which listed many […]

For an in-depth look at the world capital market performance and a timeline of events during the past quarter, here is our Quarterly Market Review: About Christopher Jones Christopher Jones is the Founder and President of Sparrow Wealth Management, a fee-only financial planning and investment management firm. Before entering the investment field, Chris was a management consultant for Deloitte Monitor. […]

Today, I was interviewed by Channel 8 News (in Las Vegas) about the current market conditions and the impact of the Chinese markets on Las Vegas businesses.  Here are some of my answers to their questions: 1) The 450 point drop this morning had some people nervous.  Were you?  No, not at all. I focus on the long term.  I […]

Most of us have multiple roles – as business owners, professionals, workers, consumers, citizens, students, parents and investors. So our views of the world can differ according to whatever hat we’re wearing at any one time. This complexity of people and their range of motivations, depending on their circumstances, highlight the inadequacy of cookie-cutter or automated investment solutions. For instance, […]

Have you ever made yourself suffer through a bad movie because, having paid for the ticket, you felt you had to get your money’s worth? Some people treat investment the same way. Behavioral economists have a name for this tendency of people and organizations to stick with a losing strategy purely on the basis that they have put so much […]

For an in-depth look at the world capital market performance and a timeline of events during the past quarter, here is our Quarterly Market Review: About Christopher Jones Christopher Jones is the Founder and President of Sparrow Wealth Management, a fee-only financial planning and investment management firm. Before entering the investment field, Chris was a management consultant for Deloitte Monitor. […]

If you check out the news headlines regularly (not recommended!), it can be unsettling to hear about the worldwide stock market swings of the last three weeks. Stock market declines were in the news again today after new reports of an economic slowdown in China. Here are a couple of things to think about as you assess the news: We […]

Global markets are providing investors a rough ride at the moment, as the focus turns to China’s economic outlook. But while falling markets can be worrisome, maintaining a longer term perspective makes the volatility easier to handle. A typical response to unsettling markets is an emotional one. We quit risky assets when prices are down and wait for more certainty. […]