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The Individual Investor Bill of Rights

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by  Erik Conley

April 29, 2016

The CFA Institute recently published a “bill of rights” for individual investors. Although they lack any enforcement authority over the conduct of investment professionals, I applaud their effort to instill a standard of ...

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In investing, Zen beats hyperactivity every time

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by  Erik Conley

April 23, 2016

A team of researchers at Fidelity set out to examine the behaviors of their best performing accounts. They wanted to identify the common behaviors of truly exceptional investors. What they found may surprise ...

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The Investment Advice Gravy Train

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by  Erik Conley

April 2, 2016

Investment advice is a great business. It has a business model with fat profit margins and a sticky, recurring revenue stream. And the beauty part is that most of the clients have no ...

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Critical Thinking Skill #1: Honest Self-Awareness

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by  Erik Conley

March 22, 2016

“If you don’t know who you are, the stock market is an expensive place to find out.” – Adam Smith, The Money Game Soft Skills vs. Hard Skills My first mentor in the ...

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Key stock-market indicators flash yellow

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by  Erik Conley

March 11, 2016

Capital markets everywhere continue to struggle with growth-killing headwinds. You know, the usual suspects — China, commodities, energy, junk bonds — all showing persistent weakness. Negative interest rates on government bonds in some ...

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