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September’s Excerpts – The Prudent Speculator
“Individuals who cannot master their emotions are ill-suited to profit from the investment process.” —Benjamin Graham Nothing like suffering through the worst month since May 2012 to quickly swing...
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New Paladin Service Exposes Financial Advisors Who Use Fake Credentials!
Paladin Research & Registry announced the launch of a new service that provides a one page research report and a peer group quality rating for more than 250 financial advisor certifications and...
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Cyber Monday will Eclipse Black Friday
The Philadelphia police department created the term “Black Friday” in 1961 to describe the shopping induced chaos that occurred every Friday after Thanksgiving. Officers worked over-time directing...
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Remember Pearl Harbor!
Pearl Harbor will be forever engraved in our memory due to the severe loss of life that occurred on this “Day of Infamy” and the subsequent four-year war in the Pacific. Even though we had radar, the...
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Obama Serves Up Some Class Warfare
President Obama needs something new to talk about. His Obamacare initiative has been an extraordinary debacle and he is slipping in the polls. What’s his solution? Focus our attention on the increasing...
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Weighing In: Pope Francis Gets it Right
I have often thought about the phrase the Pope used to describe disparity: “The powerful feed on the powerless”. My thoughts usually go down the path of the American public are sheep that are preyed on...
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The Bitcoin Fantasy
The electronic currency, known as Bitcoin, is all the rage. It is an alternative to money that is tied to a political system. It is gaining acceptance by all types of buyers and sellers. It is also...
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How Wall Street and Washington are Destroying America
It used to be America had a strong middle class that powered the biggest, most robust economy in the world. But, recent studies show we are rapidly deteriorating into a second-class country with haves...
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Paladin’s Registry of Financial Advisors is a Free Service for Investors
The world’s first financial advisor directory was the Yellow Pages®. All you had to do was thumb through the pages until you found the listings for financial advisors. Depending on the city you live in...
View ArticleStock Market (2015): Another Black Monday?
The stock market hates uncertainty and it does not take much to get the roller coaster heading down hill. China’s impact on the global economy is the most recent source of uncertainty. How should you...
View ArticleYour Portfolio During a Trade War
Trade Wars in The News Anyone who has checked the news once in the past month knows that America is on the precipice of a trade war. From the stock market’s point of view, the war has already begun....
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What is an inverted yield curve, and what does it mean to me?
In early August of 2019, headlines referring to the feared “inverted yield curve” were on display all over news, financial websites and publications, sparking a more than 2.9% decline in the S&P...
View ArticleHow Will the SECURE Act Affect My Retirement Plans?
In an effort to help Americans better save and prepare for retirement, Congress has passed the first pivotal piece of retirement legislation we have seen in over a decade—the Setting Every Community Up...
View ArticleOne of The Most Prominent Retiree Risks: Sequence of Returns
Imagine spending decades meticulously planning and conscientiously saving for retirement only to experience a bear market shortly after leaving the workforce. Suddenly, you’re ready to begin relying on...
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Why are stocks recovering as the economy declines?
Optimism. It isn’t something many Americans have been able to hold onto during this COVID-19 financial crisis. From small business shutdowns, record-high unemployment levels, and the launch of the...
View ArticleJack Waymire Helps Investors Protect Themselves
Jack Waymire spent 28 years in the financial services industry. For 21 of those years as the president of a Registered Investment Advisory firm that licensed hundreds of financial advisors and...
View ArticleWhat Does it Mean to be a 5 Star Rated Financial Advisor in the Paladin...
Financial advisors could have track records, but 99% do not. Why should they produce track records if they don’t have to? Investors are willing to turn over their assets without any idea if advisors...
View Article2020: Embracing the Silver Linings
As 2020 draws to a close, it’s likely that many of us are harboring a host of mixed emotions surrounding the events of the past ten months. From small business shutdowns, to the Black Lives Matter...
View ArticleHow Will the SECURE Act Affect My Retirement Plans?
In an effort to help Americans better save and prepare for retirement, Congress has passed the first pivotal piece of retirement legislation we have seen in over a decade—the Setting Every Community Up...
View ArticleOne of The Most Prominent Retiree Risks: Sequence of Returns
Imagine spending decades meticulously planning and conscientiously saving for retirement only to experience a bear market shortly after leaving the workforce. Suddenly, you’re ready to begin relying on...
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