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Letters to a Young Investor: Lesson 4 – Individuality
Investing is much like chess. Study and preparation matter, but so does self-awareness.
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Staying the course is not staying still
By Kyle Tetting Stock prices move quickly, but fundamentals change slowly. These day-to-day price movements are largely a popularity contest while long-term market direction is a math lesson. Expectations for continued strong earnings growth point to meaningful opportunities for stocks ahead as stock prices tend to mirror that longer-term earnings growth. Patience remains the challenge, counting on appropriate balance to ride out the current storm. But patience, “staying the course” we often say, isn’t about inaction. It’s about small but necessary course corrections to ensure we remain true to the plan.

Knowing when to tap Social Security
Social Security benefits play a bigger role in retirement timing than most people realize.
How to optimize your giving
In a Money Talk Podcast, Bob Landaas leads a discussion about wise ways to be charitable. […]
Regard risk in reach for investment yield
As investors seek to raise fixed-income returns amid low interest rates, Kendall Bauer warns that reaching for yield entails risks. Kendall spoke with Kyle Tetting in a MONEY TALK VIDEO that was part of the 2021 Investment Outlook Seminar. […]
Money Talk Quiz, November 2021
Why’d they say that? We have selected a handful of informative remarks made by Landaas & Company advisors in recent Money Talk Podcasts. See if you can provide the proper context by taking our multiple-choice quiz. […]
Taking care of both health and wealth
By Joel Dresang Being healthy lets us enjoy retirement more (and probably longer), but it also has financial repercussions. […]
