The events of the last few weeks are certainly unsettling, but unfortunately not unprecedented. Whether we are talking about Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, the start of the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, or Pearl Harbor, a similar pattern of reaction in the...
The sky is (still) falling! No, really, it is. Just look around. Political discord, Covid, rising inflation, ever growing spending and federal debt levels, geopolitical threats from China and Russia. Did I miss anything? Oh yeah, Islamic Jihad. With all of these...
Here at BCM, we put a lot of focus on our All-Weather Balanced allocation. This flagship portfolio broadly holds 60% stocks, 30% bonds and 10% gold. We also offer, however, a more conservative option as well as a pedal-to-the-metal growth option. The Conservative...
Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls Chasing wa·ter·falls | ˈwȯ-tər-ˌfȯl (transitive verb) Definition 1 : pursuing an impossible dream Charlie Ellis is an investment consultant, and one of a handful of thinkers who are truly an individual investor’s best...
The Importance of having a Long-Term Time Horizon “It is just appalling the nerve strain people put themselves under trying to buy something today and sell it tomorrow. It’s a small-win proposition. If you are a truly long-range investor, of which I am...
