Investor Behaviour - My Own Advisor

We Can’t Afford It Remains Taboo

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Mark | 39 Comments

I had a conversation with friends on vacation earlier this year and the subject of money was raised a few times. One interesting money subject we discussed was where and how we spend our money. I’m of the opinion that…

The One-Page Financial Plan Book Review and Giveaway

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Mark | 20 Comments

Feeling tormented by your finances? Read this book folks. “The fact is, in a single page you can prioritize what you really want in life and figure out how to get there.”– Carl Richards, author, The One-Page Financial Plan. I…

Seven Smart Investing Principles for Everyone

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Mark | 19 Comments

Last fall, I obtained a copy of this document from PWL Capital entitled Seven Principles of Smart Investing. After reading this through this white paper I reflected upon how we’re applying these principles. 1. Ignore ‘hot’ investment tips We do. …

ADKAR – A Model for Financial Change Too

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Mark | 9 Comments

I’ve read something to the effect of the following when it comes to change: Change initiatives wouldn’t be so hard if we didn’t have people involved… How true. The *ADKAR® framework is a popular change management framework because the concepts…

Crazy things people say about money

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Mark | 40 Comments

I’m not one to judge but every so often I’ll hear a comment about money that just makes me shake my head. I’m not even talking about people being misinformed; some of these statements I’ve heard are straight out crazy. “I…

Why buy individual stocks at all?

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Mark | 150 Comments

This was the question investing expert Larry Swedroe recently challenged investors in this article here. I agree with most of what Larry says, hard to argue with the evidence and his expertise, but there is one thing I’m still not…

Questions Investors Simply Don’t Ask Themselves

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Mark | 22 Comments

Questions Investors Simply Don’t Ask Themselves Inspired by other sites and articles on this subject, including A Wealth of Common Sense, I thought I’d take a stab at answering some questions investors simply don’t ask themselves. Ben’s questions from that…

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