Jan 24, 2019

Your brain is making you poorer, says Morgan Housel writing for the Motley Fool. Good investing requires research that has no bias, focused purely on the numbers. Good research requires using your brain to be objective and to allow the facts to overrule your opinions. But behavioral psychologists say that when you are...

Jan 23, 2019

When fiascos like 2008 occur, investor confidence can fall to an all-time low. Then, low confidence leads to more sell-offs. Until confidence returns, the market will stay down. When markets fall, many investors wonder whether or not investing in stocks is worth all the hassle. Rather than feeling like investors, they...

Jan 22, 2019

For most of 2018, as for most of the past 10 years, U.S. equities substantially outperformed those around the world, acting as a haven from worries about global growth slowing down. This reversed suddenly in the final quarter of the year when investors started to fear that a U.S. recession could be closer than they...

Jan 21, 2019

Today on Mastering Money...It’s a MOTLEY FOOL MONDAY!! The Motley Fool Money Show is one of America’s most popular financial radio programs dedicated to the Stock Market, heard by millions of listeners—including Saturdays right here on Money Radio! After an update of the markets and today's breaking financial news...

Jan 18, 2019

When fiascos like the 2008 meltdown occur, investor confidence can hit at an all-time low and many investors sell. But then they see the market come back--- and they begin to kick themselves for not staying in the game when they had the chance.  It happens every time.  The 2008 Crash proved one thing for sure:...