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Couples Investing: How To Determine Risk Tolerance

Andy Rachleff — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:07:25 +0000

A couple of weeks ago we wrote a post that discussed the importance of talking to your partner about money. Perhaps the single most difficult issue for couples to resolve is how much risk they should take with their investments. Managing your accounts separately is not a good solution. Whether accounts are titled separately or […]

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Why Risk Tolerance Matters

Elizabeth MacBride and Andy Rachleff — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:13:28 +0000

Every year, a top-notch research firm called DALBAR releases a study that shows that the average mutual fund investor underperforms the market, often by a lot. Last year, the difference between the average mutual fund investor and the market was nearly 8 percentage points.[1] Why the difference? People are making the classic investing mistake of […]

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Are You Being Honest About Your Risk Tolerance?

Andy Rachleff — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:43:48 +0000

In the hit TV show House, lead character Dr. Gregory House is infamous for saying never ask patients how they are feeling because they always lie. Better to just judge their symptoms. Unfortunately the same can be said for investors’ tolerance for risk. In order to recommend an ideal asset allocation for our clients, we […]

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