November 21, 20210Comments

Chapter 15 Investing, Part I: Take A Drink But Don’t Get Wasted

The MoneySense approach to investing calls for taking reasonable risks while trying to reduce the potential losses. It may be described as enjoying a few drinks at dinner, but not

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

November 18, 20210Comments

Critics Claim Disaster If Biden Plan Is Okayed: Administration official says it will overcome opposition.

President Biden’s latest some $2 trillion infrastructure proposal adds too much to the national debt, makes inflation worse and hurts traditional energy businesses. That was the recent contention of a

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

November 15, 20210Comments

MoneySense Chapter 14: Investing Techniques for the Long Term Investor—Patience Required

Here is why almost everyone young and old should have at least some stocks in a portfolio. The long term returns of the stock market, with all its ups and

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

November 11, 20210Comments

Many Americans Now Fear Inflation Again: They remember broken promises of presidents and central bankers

The “menace of inflation” is back. Those who lived through the disastrous inflationary 1970s don’t want to relive them, yet that’s what some now fear. They worry the combination of

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

October 28, 20210Comments

Preparing for a Stagflation Storm: Portfolio safe harbors you can seek if we’re back in the stagflation storms. Will young advisors understand?

Investors may soon need stagflation strategies, veteran advisors say.Stagflation, an economic climate in which growth rates are sluggish and inflation is high, requires certain defensive stock market strategies, a Florida

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

October 21, 20210Comments

MoneySense Chapter 13: How Do You Start?

When and How to InvestWe began by using a low-cost balanced fund, the Vanguard Star Fund. That’s because a balanced fund is an all-purpose fund that gave us a mix

by Gregory Bresiger

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