Earlier this month on Monday February 5th, the Dow Jones plunged nearly 1600 points. Percentage wise this represented a 6.2% decline. It was the largest single day drop before coming off the bottom but still ending the session more than 1,000 points lower. This is a lot to digest. And it's not only in the U.S. In many other markets around the world volatility has increased in … [Read more...]
Investing for the Long Term: Understanding Your Place in Bull and Bear Markets
When most of us start investing for the first time, we don’t know what to expect. When we allocate money for investments that are meant to grow over decades, it can be like sailing out into the middle of the ocean. For this post, we’re going to be using index funds as an example. Investment in these funds is an investment in the growth of an entire marketplace, rather than … [Read more...]
