Stress Testing is about assessing the potential impact of economic scenarios (e.g. oil crash, inflation, etc.) on your portfolio and other investments. Portfolio stress testing is not about predicting the future, but about identifying and adjusting for downside risks.
Read MoreMost people can agree that emotionally led decisions can result in disastrous outcomes. Whether your decisions are made from a place of fear or greed, they can cause catastrophic, long-term consequences.
So, instead of trying to predict the outcome of an election, the effectiveness of a vaccine, the relationship between the US and China, or the next stock-split, maybe you should run your portfolio through a diagnostics test and review your risks.
Read MorePatience, Discipline, Process, and Customization form a reliable framework that's outlasted presidents, recessions, and market crashes since my investing career began in 1993. These mental triggers have also survived the adventures in parenting that began with the arrival of our first of three bouncing baby boys in 2003 and proved their value throughout a "career" coaching youth sports and mentoring young adults.
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Read MoreWe rely on time-tested DISCIPLINE & PROCESS to overcome the temptation to try to outguess the
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