Focus on the Long Run
By Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP®
The game of Risk was one of my favorites as a kid. It taught me some of my most important rules about successful risk-taking. I was pretty good at the game. Battle strategies I used routinely to conquer the world seem to translate into modern financial...
By Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP®
With five inbound lanes, including a state highway, a connector to an Interstate, and Main Street changing from two to one way, everyone passing through my hometown’s “five points” intersection needs to pay attention to the signals. Likewise, the stock market is in an...
By Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP®
When I turned off the bridge and onto the levee an owl startled into flight, chased up the Brodhead Creek by four crows. I watched intently for the next quarter mile of my run as the crows chased the owl through the skies. But then the owl entered a wooded area on the...By Enduring Wealth Advisors
It’s important to understand the different asset classes and the role they may be able to play in your financial strategies. Many financial experts believe that asset allocation may be the single most important factor influencing long-term investment returns,...By Enduring Wealth Advisors
Government bonds are a mainstay of many savers and long-term investors because they carry the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.1 However, government bonds can pay low returns relative to other investments, and risk being outpaced by inflation. In an...By Enduring Wealth Advisors
It’s a common misconception to think of bonds as “plain-vanilla” investments that are appropriate only for certain types of people, such as financially conservative retirees. But in reality, bond investments may have the potential to add stability to...
