No strategy for tax planning, risk analysis, asset allocation, or short and long-term planning means you have no safeguard against unnecessary risk or its long-term impact.

A true investor puts money in the market with purpose and a big-picture strategy.

You may have speculator leanings if you like get-rich-quick schemes, love hearing tips, want to beat the market, or are emotional over investments.

Fraud and cybercrime are serious threats—but you can take practical steps to protect your identity and assets.

You can also have an impact on safeguarding your information and assets by following these guidelines and applying caution when sharing information and executing transactions. This checklist summarizes common cyber fraud tactics, along with tips, best practices, and actions to take if you suspect a breach.

Investors often chase attention-grabbing stocks and severely underperform the market due to active trading.

By Larry Swedroe | Feb 14, 2023

Research has found that retail investors tend to be naive “noise traders” who trade on sentiment rather than on fundamentals.

In a series of papers, Brad Barber and Terrance Odean demonstrated that retail investors are susceptible to behavioral biases such as overconfidence, often chase attention-grabbing stocks, and severely underperform the market due to active trading.