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The Human Factor in Evidence-Based Investing

01/21/2021 01:37 PM By Mike Halper, CFP®, MPAS®, SE-AWMA®, CDAA, CBDA - Comment(s)
The Human Factor in Evidence-Based Investing
We turn now to the final and arguably most significant factor in your evidence-based investment strategy: the human factor. In short, your own impulsive reactions ...

What Has Evidence-Based Investing Done for Me Lately?

01/20/2021 09:00 AM By Mike Halper, CFP®, MPAS®, SE-AWMA®, CDAA, CBDA - Comment(s)
What Has Evidence-Based Investing Done for Me Lately?
As Eugene Fama has explained, “You should use market data to understand markets better, not to say this or that hypothesis is literally true or false. No model is ever strictly true. The real criterion should be ...

The Essence of Evidence-Based Investing

01/18/2021 09:00 AM By Mike Halper, CFP®, MPAS®, SE-AWMA®, CDAA, CBDA - Comment(s)
The Essence of Evidence-Based Investing
As with any risky venture, there are no guarantees that you’ll earn the returns you’re aiming for, or even recover your stake. This leads us to why we so strongly favor evidence-based investing. So what does evidence-based investing entail?

Lump-Sum Investing vs. Dollar-Cost Averaging - Part 1: Raw Returns

01/16/2021 09:00 AM By Mike Halper, CFP®, MPAS®, SE-AWMA®, CDAA, CBDA - Comment(s)
Lump-Sum Investing vs. Dollar-Cost Averaging - Part 1: Raw Returns
Good news – you have an extra $24,000, and you’ve decided to invest it in the stock market. It’s always nice to have investable cash on hand, but ...

The Business of Investing

01/15/2021 09:00 AM By Mike Halper, CFP®, MPAS®, SE-AWMA®, CDAA, CBDA - Comment(s)
The Business of Investing
With all the excitement over stocks and bonds, and their ups and downs in headline news, there is a key concept often overlooked: Market returns are ...

Get Along, Little Market

01/14/2021 09:00 AM By Mike Halper, CFP®, MPAS®, SE-AWMA®, CDAA, CBDA - Comment(s)
Get Along, Little Market
Like a bucking bronco, near-term market returns are characterized more by periods of wild volatility than by a steady-as-she-goes trot. Diversification helps ...

Managing the Market’s Risky Business

01/13/2021 09:00 AM By Mike Halper, CFP®, MPAS®, SE-AWMA®, CDAA, CBDA - Comment(s)
Managing the Market’s Risky Business
Before we even have words to describe it, most of us learn about life’s general risks when we tumble into the coffee table or reach for that pretty cat’s tail. Investment risks aren’t as straightforward.

The Full-Meal Deal of Diversification

01/12/2021 09:00 AM By Mike Halper, CFP®, MPAS®, SE-AWMA®, CDAA, CBDA - Comment(s)
The Full-Meal Deal of Diversification
Among your most important financial friends is diversification. After all, what other single action can you take to simultaneously dampen your exposure ...
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