by Joseph "Bo" Billeaud | Jul 2, 2021 | Blog
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 practically a...
by Joseph "Bo" Billeaud | May 25, 2021 | Blog
In 1950 – to pick a year at random -the S&P 500 index stood at 16.66. Today it stands at 4155.86. That is an increase of 24,845%, and that’s before dividends are included. How could anyone have possibly lost money during that period??? That question is not...
by Montgomery Gossen | Dec 10, 2020 | Blog
As we eagerly await the close of 2020, there are hardly enough fingers to count the bizarre and taxing events endured over the last 11 months. Whether a presidential election, stock market crash, stock market revival, political unrest, social unrest, hurricanes,...
by Joseph "Bo" Billeaud | Nov 9, 2020 | Blog
The hardest work in investing is not intellectual; it’s emotional. Benign neglect is, for most investors, the secret of long-term success. – Charley Ellis I read a really good blog post today, written by financial planner Ashby Daniels titled – “TODAY’S...
by Jonas Lowery, CFP® | Sep 21, 2020 | Blog
Last night, as I read a bedtime story to my kids, I noticed within it a particularly grown-up lesson. It told the story of two large stones sitting on the side of a hill, perfectly content with their view of the valley below. One day a bird comes along, and the stones...
by Erin Despot McMenemon, CFA® | Oct 19, 2019 | Blog
Have you heard of (GIPS®) or know what it stands for? Most people haven’t. Read on to see why BCM went through this rigorous, thorough process to gain compliance and verification. Billeaud Capital Management, LLC (“BCM”) claims compliance with the Global Investment...
