The late Jack Bogle, founder of Vanguard Investments, had this famous advice for his investor clients: “Don’t do something, just stand there!” It’s a funny line, one that captures the essence of his long-term investment philosophy. In short, the more you move your investments around the higher the chance you …
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The phone is ringing off the hook. The stock market is down significantly, and everyone wants to have answers. The only thing for me to do is dig in and talk to every client. Was this Monday? No this was Monday Sept. 29, 2008. Over the course of a 30-year …
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Joe Raedle/Getty Images President Donald Trump tells supporters in The Villages, Fla., in October 2019 that he’ll always defend Medicare, just days after signing an executive order that opens the door to further privatization. Later this evening, Donald Trump delivers his third State of the Union address. If past speeches …
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