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How to Prevent Financial Mistakes In A Volatile Market

“We must manage our behavior to meet our objectives. Excellence is not an act, but a habit. We are what we repeatedly do. We must manage our behavior to meet our objectives. Excellence is not an act, but a habit. We are what we repeatedly do.”

Is the Stock Market Rigged? Here's What You Need to Know

“The market is rigged, the market is rigged,” so people say. It’s been a hot topic over the past...

6 Investment Myths Standing Between You & Long-Term Success

At Beck Bode, so much of our work relies on dispelling widely held though unproductive (I would go...

How To Diversify Your Portfolio: It’s Not What You Think

Every day, prospective clients come to us with a stack of investment statements including a...

Estate Planning: 6 Ways To Financially Prepare Before You Die

If I knew today was my last day, what would my legacy be? This isn’t a comfortable question, but...

What You Wish Your Advisor Had Told You

You would think that the period from the end of 2007 and effectively all the way through to 2009,...

Smart Investment Strategies for a Bear Market

How do you prepare for a bear market? You don’t. Preparing for a bear market would mean you know...

Investment Advice During Market Uncertainty: What Should I Do?

Recently, our family got bikes. From that day forward — whether it was to the gym in the morning or...

Alternatives to 529 Plans You Need To Consider

One of the keys to effective college savings is to set aside money early in your children’s lives,...

Why Emotional Investing Is Your Biggest Pitfall

These days I’m hearing a lot of questions – from clients, friends and family, and in the media,...

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