http://2020insight.com Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:35:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://2020insight.com/are-you-biased/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Chasing Returns? Risk Getting Burned | Diversifyyourwealth's Blog Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:35:33 +0000 http://2020insight.com/?p=772#comment-9 [...] and 10 to 12 years ago it would have been technology stocks. This is a prime example of “recency bias,” in which people are making judgments on RECENT investment performance in a particular asset [...] [...] and 10 to 12 years ago it would have been technology stocks. This is a prime example of “recency bias,” in which people are making judgments on RECENT investment performance in a particular asset [...]

]]> http://2020insight.com/a-fool-and-his-money-are-soon-parted/comment-page-1/#comment-7 A Fool and His Money are Soon Parted « A Richer Life – Steve’s Blog Mon, 30 May 2011 17:33:48 +0000 http://2020insight.com/?p=517#comment-7 [...] A Fool and His Money are Soon Parted | 20/20 Insight. LikeBe the first to like this [...] [...] A Fool and His Money are Soon Parted | 20/20 Insight. LikeBe the first to like this [...]

]]> http://2020insight.com/what-did-risk-say-to-return/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Slow and Steady Wins the Race | Diversifyyourwealth's Blog Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:07:01 +0000 http://2020insight.com/?p=434#comment-6 [...] For illustrative purposes only, this shows the risk of seeking high return investments compared to owning investments that provide steadier, lower volatility returns. “Hot” investments often are accompanied with wild volatility. Because no one can consistently predict the future, a prudent way to invest is like the “tortoise” instead of the “hare.” A widely accepted method to achieve lower volatility is by including a wide mix of assets in a long-term investment portfolio. Avoid making massive bets on “hot” stocks,  “hot” fund managers, or “hot” asset classes. To read more about risk and standard deviation read “What Did Risk Say to Return?” [...] [...] For illustrative purposes only, this shows the risk of seeking high return investments compared to owning investments that provide steadier, lower volatility returns. “Hot” investments often are accompanied with wild volatility. Because no one can consistently predict the future, a prudent way to invest is like the “tortoise” instead of the “hare.” A widely accepted method to achieve lower volatility is by including a wide mix of assets in a long-term investment portfolio. Avoid making massive bets on “hot” stocks,  “hot” fund managers, or “hot” asset classes. To read more about risk and standard deviation read “What Did Risk Say to Return?” [...]

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