by Hannah Rounds | Oct 3, 2017 | Investing
Past performance is the single greatest predictor of future success, isn’t it? When it comes to investing, nothing could be further from the truth. Studies show that a mutual fund’s recent performance has almost no correlation to its future performance. The fund could...
by Hannah Rounds | Sep 27, 2017 | Investing
On April 29, 2016, the United States stock market officially entered second longest bull market ever. It’s only surpassed by thirteen year bull run from 1987-2000. During bull markets, spirits are high and investors tend to get a cocky. Everyone feels like a...
by Hannah Rounds | Sep 20, 2017 | Investing
If you’re like most stock market investors, you’re a confident investor. You know the fundamental and technical indicators that lead to growing stock prices or growing dividends. You’re even comfortable predicting when a company will under or...
by Hannah Rounds | Sep 14, 2017 | Investing
We live in a world where becoming an investor is easier than it ever has been before. Low cost mutual funds, ETFs, stocks and bonds allow unprecedented access to the capital economy. Tools like DIY.Fund make it easy to watch, analyze and understand investment...
by Hannah Rounds | Sep 7, 2017 | Investing
Kenny Rogers used to sing, “You gotta know when to hold ’em. Know when to fold ’em. Know when to walk away.” While Rogers was referring to a gambler, the same is true in investing. Sometimes you should sell an investment. But do you know when?...
by Hannah Rounds | Feb 6, 2017 | Investing
When you’re evaluating whether to purchase a stock, you need to asses a stock’s value. One way to assess the value is to compare the price you pay for a share of stock to the company’s value as defined by the balance sheet. In other words, you can...
