by William Hepburn | Oct 28, 2021 | Miscellaneous
The most frequent concern that I hear from clients, regardless of what is happening in the economy, politics, or the market, is, “I worry that the bottom is going to drop out of the market, what can we do about it?” In this situation, there are three main strategies...
by William Hepburn | Sep 30, 2021 | Miscellaneous
Developments surrounding China’s second-largest property developer, Evergrande, are beginning to remind me of the cracks in the US mortgage markets in 2008. Evergrande is on the verge of bankruptcy, and whether the Chinese government will bail the company out is...
by William Hepburn | Aug 27, 2021 | Miscellaneous
We’ve done it before, several times. Inflation, even if it is mild, destroys the purchasing power of your dollars. So, the bigger question beyond “could we see double-digit inflation?” is “how to protect your family and your savings from its ravages?” This...
by William Hepburn | Jun 25, 2021 | Miscellaneous
Inflation is that phenomenon where dollars buy less and less as time goes on. I’m sure you can see that the prices of food, gasoline and housing are rising fast. Unless you can do without those 3 items, your cost of living is going up, and the purchasing...
by William Hepburn | Sep 14, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Long-Term Investing Made Simple The one thing that an investor can count on is that things are going to change. All things, investments and investment styles, cycle up and down. We just don’t know exactly when cycles will change, but they will. Even buy and hold...
by William Hepburn | Sep 5, 2016 | Miscellaneous
1. We are only powerless over the financial markets and the economy if we ignore them. 2. Believe it: People who are financially successful share certain traits. 3. Make a decision to be disciplined in your financial matters. 4. Do a personal financial inventory. 5....