Author: Darrell R. Tierney CFP® CPA PFS I came across this quote, and I really don’t think it could be said any better: Those who judge their portfolio performance relative to some narrow benchmark are focusing on an issue that is largely irrelevant to their ultimate financial success. The only … [Read more...]
The Risk to Watch
What Warren Buffett Taught Me On The Couch
Author: Darrell R. Tierney I spent five hours last Saturday on the couch. This time of year I generally prefer to spend Saturdays on my boat, but Berkshire Hathaway graciously streamed their annual shareholders’ meeting on Yahoo Finance. In years past, our team has made the early morning trek to … [Read more...]
Where Can You Find A Guaranteed Rate Of Return?
Author: Emily Tierney In a low-interest rate environment one of the best ways to “earn” return is to pay off fixed interest rate loans. Like the old adage, “a penny saved is a penny earned”, paying off a fixed interest-rate loan may give your personal net worth the same boost as earning investment … [Read more...]
How Should I Invest In My 20s?
Author: Brent Lemieux CFA® CPA Like the answer to so many other questions, it depends. In order to determine how the money should be invested, and if it should be invested, we need to ask ourselves three main questions: What am I saving for? What does my debt situation look like? Do I … [Read more...]
CNBC Did Not Say This Today
Author: Darrell R. Tierney CFP® CPA PFS Turn off business television. Invest in a diversified portfolio of large, small, and international companies, bonds, real estate, and commodities. Keep your investment expenses to a minimum. Periodically rebalance. Repeat this for the next forty or … [Read more...]