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Avoid Worrying About a Future That May Never Happen

I love spending time in the mountains. So a few weeks ago, I jumped at the opportunity to join a friend, my son and seven of his friends on a trip into the Uinta Mountains. This range sits about an hour east of our home in Park City, Utah. We planned the trip to last...

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The inspiring story of the worst market timer ever

As stocks have become mighty volatile, long-term investors could be induced to become more short-term oriented in their thinking, buying stocks on a single day's rally, or selling after a swift 11 percent decline, such as we saw from Wednesday to Tuesday. Based on the...

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How to invest during volatile markets

After years of relatively calm and stable financial markets, volatility is back. Fears over slowing growth in China, a correction in China's stock markets and devaluation of their currency has raised many questions about how this will affect the global and U.S....

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Holding Equities for the Long Term: Time Versus Timing

Legendary investor Warren Buffett is famous for his long-term perspective. He has said that he likes to make investments he would be comfortable holding even if the market shut down for 10 years. Investing with an eye to the long term is particularly important with...

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Why Precision and Investing Don’t Mix

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft passed by Pluto last week, which is amazing. It was a three-billion mile trip that took nine and half years. But here’s what blows my mind. According to NASA, the trip “took about one minute less than predicted when the craft was...

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