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Halftime Reading

Random Roger's Retirement Planning

In 2020 and 2023 the fund was unchanged versus up a lot for the other two. The point is to understand that a portfolio that is valid for a long term investment plan will have periods where it lags in a frustrating manner. To be clear though, the Mystery Fund is not intended to be a single portfolio solution.

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These Are the Goods

The Irrelevant Investor

Articles Skepticism can lead to knee-jerk dismissiveness (By Howard Marks) If you survived March 2020, what’s left to fear? (By

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Lessons from Two Decades Running Quant Models

Validea

Lesson #2: Financial Crises Exceed Expectations – And Pain Can’t Be Modeled The Global Financial Crisis of 2008, the COVID-19 market crash of 2020 and other significant downturns have taught us that living through a financial crisis is an experience that defies quantification or modeling.

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Market Commentary: Bull Keeps Going, 15 Years Since Global Financial Crisis

Carson Wealth

Near bear markets in 2011 and 2018, a 100-year pandemic bear market in 2020 and then another bear market in 2022 made it anything but an easy 15 years. Yet, longer-term investors have once again been rewarded for sticking to their investment plans. to 80.7%, which is higher than at any point between July 2001 and February 2020.

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The 8 Highest-Paying Jobs in Major Banks for 2023

Good Financial Cents

Portfolio Managers are responsible for developing investment strategies, tracking markets, evaluating documents and figures, and creating customer investment plans. They also collaborate with other finance professionals, like investment bankers and credit analysts, to develop various growth strategies. Investment Banker.

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How to Reset Your Finances in a Pandemic

Workable Wealth

The whirlwind of 2020 taught us many lessons – how to work, maintain relationships, and experience personal growth during a pandemic. . If there’s anything the 2020 pandemic taught us, it’s that things change. You may have had a 5-year financial plan, but as the saying goes, “Life likes to get in the way.”

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Why is Market Volatility Important?

Park Place Financial

Additionally, a 2020 report by Crestmont Research found that volatile markets have a higher likelihood of declining and steady markets have a greater chance of rising. Follow Your Long-Term Investment Plan. If you invest in stocks long enough, you are sure to encounter market volatility over time. RELATED BLOG POSTS.