Passive vs Active Investing: What Will Make You Successful?

by Elle Kaplan | May 2, 2017 | BDE, Investing

Whenever there’s a discussion about passive vs active investing, you’ll see heated arguments from both sides of the aisle. However, active vs passive active investing isn’t only a polarizing topic – whatever side you pick can have an enormous impact on...

Risk In Investing: How Does it Factor into Your Investing Success?

by Elle Kaplan | Apr 10, 2017 | BDE, Investing

Risk is a four letter word that many of us shy away from, especially when it comes to our wealth. After all, there’s an inherent degree of failure associated with risk. Although risk and volatility can be uncomfortable, a certain degree of risk in investing may...

Stock Market Volatility: 3 Things You Shouldn’t Do

by Elle Kaplan | Apr 3, 2017 | BDE, Investing

Stock market volatility can be an uncomfortable ride. When your hard-earned wealth is invested in the stock market, seeing it rapidly increase and decrease in value can be disconcerting, to say the very least. Whether or not you’re affected by market volatility, it...

How Should You Invest During Stock Market Highs?

by Elle Kaplan | Mar 27, 2017 | BDE, Investing

You may have heard in the media that there have been a few recent stock market highs. The Dow Jones (a benchmark for a portion of the US stock market), for instance, broke into the headlines when it reached an all-time high of 21,000 points recently. When there’s...

1 Suprising Cognitive Bias You Should Avoid in Investing

by Elle Kaplan | Mar 13, 2017 | BDE, Investing

When it comes to investing, I’ve already spoken about the dangers of becoming overconfident. When your investments are doing well, it’s easy to develop hubris in your investment abilities, and to ignore your long-term plan in order to chase short-term success. While...

What Are Municipal Bonds, And Why Should You Consider Them?

by Elle Kaplan | Mar 7, 2017 | BDE, Investing

If your goal is to invest in a well-diversified portfolio, you may want to consider adding municipal bonds into the mix. Even if you’re already investing in fixed income, municipal bonds can provide some unique advantages, along with further diversification....