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“The first half of 2020 should remind us that investing isn’t about conquering markets; it’s about mastering ourselves.”

It is not particularly unusual for the market to be concentrated in a handful of stocks. The extraordinary performance of FAANG stocks over the past decade are leading some to wonder if we should expect these stocks to continue such their strong performance going forward.

For better or worse, many of us have had more time than usual to engage in new or different pursuits in 2020. Even if you’re as busy as ever, you may well be revisiting routines you have long taken for granted. Let’s cover eight of the most and least effective ways to spend your time shoring up your financial well-being in the time of the coronavirus.

Recessions understandably trigger worries. But a history of positive average performance following a recession can be a comfort for investors wondering about sticking with their plan.

Many investors premise their decisions on the detection of patterns, but the track record of pattern seekers isn't encouraging.

The anxiety caused by both a volatile stock market and an existential threat to our health transcends anything most of us have experienced. It’s very frustrating when we turn to “experts” and they can’t provide answers.

It’s not that it’s impossible to get lucky and recommend a stock that turns out to be a “winner”. It’s just that the odds are so poor it makes no sense to try.

Have you caught cryptocurrency fever, or are you at least wondering what it’s all about? Odds are, you hadn’t even heard the term until recently. Now, it seems as if everybody is getting in on it.

There are cost-effective solutions available if you would like to invest more sustainably while still pursuing efficient market returns. But the same evidence informs us, not all ESG data, ratings, and strategies are created equally.

If there’s one trait most people share, it’s a desire to make the world a better place. Here are objective ESG insights, rooted in evidence-based investing.

On the morning after the 2016 presidential elections, it's important to remember that "America has faced the unknown since 1776. It’s just that sometimes people focus on the myriad of uncertainties that always exist while at other times they ignore them."

Lately, “robo-advisors” have been capturing the fancy of the financial press, promising to take over investment decisions that have traditionally demanded human intervention. We're all for it.