Financial Poise

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Subscribing to the adage, “give a man a fish and he will eat for a day, teach a man how to fish and he will eat for a lifetime,” Financial Poise offers its audience objective and plain English education about investing. If you are looking for recommendations on particular stocks or looking to make a quick buck trading, you came to the wrong place. Financial Poise teaches investors about the fundamentals of investing for the long term.

Accredited Investor Installment #13: Closing Thoughts

Liquid assets like stocks are not safer than alternative assets, like private equity, just because they are publicly traded. Liquidity and risk are not the same.

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Crowdfunding Syndicated Loans: An Alternative for Real Estate Debt Investors

Investing in real estate debt requires market expertise. Investing in a syndicated loan through a crowdfunding platform offers diverse lender expertise.

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Warren Buffett Speaks Out on Independent Director Performance

Warren Buffett’s annual letter is critical of independent directors of public companies—but can their bad behavior influence private companies as well?

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The $68 Trillion Great Wealth Transfer Is Coming: What Most Advisors are Missing

The great wealth transfer from boomers to millennials is just around the corner, but are financial advisors overlooking boomer women and wealth?

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The Doctor and the Drug Dealer: A Parable of Registered Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers

“Regulation Best Interest” and the Growing Concern for Conflicts of Interest While having drinks with David Colton of Gresham Partners, LLC, he made an interesting analogy to describe the fiduciary […]

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Do Real Assets Outperform Stocks and Bonds?

The Pros and Cons of Real Assets You know what they say about investing in land: “They’re not making any more of it.” And you may have heard people say […]

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Will an Unapologetic Tax Hike Affect Your 401(k) or IRA Beneficiaries?

You worked a lifetime to grow your retirement fund. Now, pending bills in DC may speed taxes on retirement benefits and impact 401k and IRA beneficiaries.

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Is the Private Market Defeating the Public Market?

Regulatory changes and the burdens of public finance have led IPOs to lose value. Now, companies and investors are finding value in the private market. 

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Don’t Get Emotional: The Reason for a Sluggish Average Investor Return

Why does the average investor return lag the S&P 500? Overconfident investor behavior and poor financial advising have led mutual fund investors down a bad path.

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Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #10: Private Equity, aka PE Investments

Private equity investments, aka PE investments sound like an exclusive club. But many people are elibigle for this potentially lucrative investment vehicle.

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