Markets Biggest Problem The market gives you a price—not instructions. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/v1H0OAtBwtY What This Means I’ve been using this analogy with clients for more than 20 years because I think it perfectly explains one of the biggest challenges investors face. The stock market gives you a new price every second of every trading day. Most people […]
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Stop Watching Others Keep your eyes on your own paper. What This Means One of the biggest mistakes investors make is comparing their portfolio to everyone else’s. There’s always going to be someone who made money on a stock you didn’t own. There will always be a new investment everyone seems to be talking about.
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His Number Was $700K Don’t guess your number. Follow a process. What This Means One of the biggest mistakes people make when planning for retirement is picking a number before doing the math. We’ve all heard the headlines saying you need $1 million, $2 million, or even more to retire comfortably. The truth is, those
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Earnings Drive Returns Follow the earnings. What This Means At the end of the day, a stock represents ownership in a business. And just like any business, what ultimately matters is its ability to grow profits over time. Companies that consistently increase their earnings tend to reward shareholders over the long run because those growing
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Worst Timing Possible Markets are unpredictable. Your retirement plan shouldn’t be. What This Means One of the biggest concerns I hear from people approaching retirement is, “What if the market crashes right after I retire?” It’s a fair question because the timing of market declines does matter. If you’re withdrawing money while your investments are
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Ignore Price Targets Own businesses. Not opinions. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lGi5vYYKsrc What This Means I don’t pay much attention to analysts’ price targets because, at the end of the day, they’re just opinions. The same stock can have one analyst saying it’s worth $150 and another saying it’s worth $220. A few months later, those same analysts may
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Beyond Beating Markets Don’t lose sight of the real objective. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QHMaXitkFEE What This Means One of the biggest mistakes investors make is judging every year by one question: Did I beat the market? Outperforming the market is a great target, but it shouldn’t be your only measure of success. At PureVest- we absolutely aim to
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