How to Prevent Emotional Investing

by Elle Kaplan | Dec 5, 2016 | Blog, Investing

Watching your stock investment portfolio during times of turmoil (such as the extreme volatility after the presidential election), can be incredibly jarring. After all, you worked hard to attain your wealth, and those investments represent important life goals, like...

Should Market Uncertainty Affect How You Invest?

by Elle Kaplan | Oct 25, 2016 | Blog, Investing

Due to the upcoming presidential election (among a plethora of other factors), you might be asking “how should I invest during times of market uncertainty?” After all, it’s a natural instinct to want to change your plan if the underlying conditions get...

3 Ways to Make Better Investment Decisions

by Elle Kaplan | Sep 20, 2016 | Blog, Investing

If we could all put our emotions on completely on hold, we’d become better investors. The logical, smart decisions are often the complete opposite of where our feelings lead us. But since we’re all human, this can seem like a tall order at times. However, there...

How to Manage the Risk of Investing

by Elle Kaplan | Sep 19, 2016 | Blog, Investing

Although it can be uncomfortable at times, much of your success depends on your ability to take the right risks. The importance of risk-taking is especially prevalent in investing, where risk is directly associated with the ability to preserve and grow your wealth....

How Recency Bias Can Affect Your Success in Investing

by Elle Kaplan | Sep 13, 2016 | Blog, Wealth Management

There’s nothing like a blizzard to drive up demand for snow tires. The inverse is also true: the longer it’s been since an event took place, the less likely we are to believe it will happen in the near future. This effect is known as the recency bias, and it can...