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Rule #1: Risk and Return Are Always Related
Note: A client recently mentioned hearing about an investment that promised a high rate of interest with what he thought was low risk. Here is a message I sent to our team. From time to time, clients get frustrated about “Rule #1″ – risk and return are always related. They wonder why we would hold…
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Welcome Drew Holloway!
We’re pleased to let you know that Andrew (Drew) Holloway has joined our team at America First Investment Advisors, where he will serve as our Controller.
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Market Turbulence
For those of you accustomed to flying in the Midwest, you know that turbulence can happen during any flight. You don’t know when it’s going to happen, or even if it will happen during a trip, but it’s not an uncommon experience. A similar thing is true about investing. Turbulence in the form of market…
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Taleb’s Turkey
Wise investor Nassim Taleb urges us to consider the life story of a Thanksgiving turkey.
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Matt Damon, Financial Advisor?
Have you seen the commercial for Crypto.com? Actor Matt Damon walks through a sort of virtual museum, making solemn observations as we watch human beings striving to do great things – conquer flight, explore space, and climb formidable mountains. He then does something your old high school history teacher never bothered to do. He sums…
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What About That 80% Rule?
A client called me last month to ask how much income she should have to retire. She said she’d heard of the “80% rule,” which says you should aim to have retirement income that’s about 80% of what you’re making at your job. Is this right? Maybe At first glance, this makes sense. You won’t…