By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — I have never loved the idea of defining bear markets using a narrow framework. The common definition is that US stocks are in a bear market…
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Lies, Damn Lies and Market Valuation
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — There has been a lot of talk in recent years about the market’s valuation. And much of that talk has been centered around how expensive it…
Observations From The Recent Market Decline
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — We are in the midst of a market catastrophe. There is blood in the streets. There is panic selling. There are forced liquidations. And the S&P…
My Biggest Lessons From 2021
The experiences all of us have at the beginning of our investing careers do a lot to shape what we believe and how we act going forward. For investors who…
Options for Investors Worried About the Future of the 60-40 Portfolio
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — The 60-40 portfolio just finished one of its best decades in history. And that comes on the back end of a period starting in 1980 that…
The Importance of Drawdowns in Retirement Planning
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — One of the things I have tried to do with my articles is to use them as an opportunity to learn. Throughout my career, my focus…
A Walk Down Drawdown Lane
By Justin Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — With the S&P 500 hitting all-time highs, it might seem strange to write an article about market drawdowns, but the one thing we know for…
Put Down the Dividends – And Slowly Walk Away
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — Ok, I’ll admit that the title of this article is a little aggressive. That is especially true when you consider the fact that I don’t think…
The Most Ignored Investing Premium
By Jack Forehand, CFA, CFP® (@practicalquant) — Harvesting premiums in investing is a very challenging task for two main reasons. First, to capitalize on a premium, it has to exist. And we never…
Moves to Consider to Help Protect Your Portfolio & Profits
By Justin Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) Over the past few weeks, I’ve had conversations with a number of investors about the market’s amazing move higher, the astonishing performance in small caps, cyclicals…