I bet most asset managers are glad to have 2018 firmly in the rearview mirror. Now, this is the time when the forecasters come out of the woodwork with their predictions and projections for the year ahead. I have seen forecasts anywhere from a giant melt up that takes the main stream markets like the […]
I think one of the most dangerous and misguided beliefs in the world of investing is that “In the long-term stocks always go up”. Much of this of course has to do with how you define the long term, but, before we do that, it must be pointed out that this saying is only true […]
Volatility returned with a vengeance for the month of October with the US equity markets down over 8% at one point from their September highs. However, a late rally in the last days of October saw the Dow end down 5.76% for the month while the S&P 500 ended the month with a loss 7.28%. […]
I can’t believe it. Another month has come and gone in what seems like the blink of an eye. How can it be mid-September when New Year’s Eve seems like only yesterday? Personally, I have been thinking a lot about retirement lately…..not mine as I love what I do, and its fun. At FTM we […]
I can’t believe we have past the halfway point for 2018 and in fact are past half way in July too! I often wonder where all the time has gone. I mean when I was a kid there was time to surf before school, time for school, playing with friends after school, homework and still […]
Automation is a wonderful thing when it works but just ask Tesla what happens when the AI and automation stops working as it should. Reason I mention this is because I knew I would be traveling so I loaded the report into the email marketing software and set the day assuming it would simply send […]
With the first quarter of 2018 well and truly behind us we can take a step back and access the performance of the broader markets and of FTM. As you may recall January started off great but by February the wheels started to come off and most major markets ended in the red. While many […]
On the 1st of March FTM turned 8 and has achieved a total return since inception of 97.43%. This might not seem like a big deal but when we started FTM it was in response to the greatest financial crisis since the great depression. I still remember those dark days of 2008 like it was […]
The Retirement Nightmare Solution I was talking to my daughter the other day and she said “Daddy you aren’t afraid of anything are you ?” it was half question and half statement as she is 9 and still at that age when daddy can do anything. Not wanting to disappoint her I said of course […]
THE EMPLOYEE vs THE INVESTOR. About 17 years ago, I was looking for an easy way to explain the differences between being an investor and having money work for you or being an employee and working for money. I wanted it to be so simple even a 6-year-old would get the concept …. aside from […]
