Strategic Asset Allocation

If you have been involved in trading for a while, more likely than not, you have probably heard about trading software. Trading software have the reputation of a way to quickly make money, however, it is also a notorious way to lose a significant amount of money. In fact, many people who begin trading without the proper knowledge or software will be more likely to end up losing quite a bit of mone…Read More

When it comes to investment strategies, the buy-and-hold strategy has perhaps been the holy grail. When done properly, buy and hold investing seems to be the most effective strategy for investors. While there are advantages to using this investment strategy, it certainly has its share of flaws. In fact, in the past years, this investment strategy has received some major criticism, being claimed as…Read More

Portfolio management is much more than making a bunch of decisions about investments — it is an art. To be more in depth, portfolio management is the art of making the correct, risk-adjusted, investment decisions that fit an investor or advisors specific time horizon. Just like with any art, in order to achieve the best results, portfolio management takes time, patience, and experience. For fina…Read More

For investors that are hoping to achieve long-term investment success, it is essential that they maintain the right mixture of assets in their portfolio. Over time, some investments will go up in value, while others go down. In order to prevent owning too much of some securities and not enough of others, many professional investors are rebalancing their client’s or their personal investment port…Read More

As a financial advisor, there are many difficult aspects of the financial planning industry, and managing client expectations is often one of the most difficult — and usually most frustrating. Although most advisors serve clients who are generally reasonable when they lose value in their investments, there are certainly clients who express their frustration either face-to-face, over the phone, o…Read More

The term algorithmic trading refers to any trading activity carried out with the help of an automated computer system. It refers to a number of approaches to both trading and investing. While there are various approaches to algorithmic trading, they all share certain traits. One trait they share is that they can all be reduced to a set of rules.  Another, these approaches are almost always based …Read More

As many investors know, a stock market trend is very unpredictable. The stock market is constantly fluctuating, swinging back and forth, leaving investors and advisors with either market gains or market losses. With an ever-changing market, it is up to investors to take advantage of a trend. A successful advisor or investor will know how to play and ride with the market trend. When it comes to mar…Read More