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Investing should be easy – just buy low and sell high – but most of us have trouble following that simple advice. There are principles and strategies that may enable you to put together an investment portfolio that reflects your risk tolerance, time horizon, and goals. Understanding these principles and strategies can help you avoid some of the pitfalls that snare some investors.

The Junk Drawer Approach to Investing

It's easy to let investments accumulate like old receipts in a junk drawer.

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The Fed and How It Got That Way

Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.

Significant Consumer Stimulus Arrives in 2026

After a challenging 2025, consumers will benefit from a boost in 2026 due to significant stimulus on the horizon.

Are Alternative Investments Right for You?

With alternative investments, it’s critical to sort through the complexity.

All That Matters: Dawn of the AI Narrative

AI may not be new, but the stories we’re suddenly telling about it are shaping the moment.

Types of Stock Market Analysis

Most stock market analysis falls into three broad groups: Fundamental, technical, and sentimental. Here’s a look at each.

Diversification, Patience, and Consistency

Three important factors when it comes to your financial life.

All That Matters: What Did We Learn?

What can April’s selloff (and Warren Buffet) teach us about long-term investing.

Bull & Baird: Is Now Different?

The pace of change coming out of Washington has helped to fuel market volatility. Is now different than past rocky periods?

Emotional vs. Strategic Decisions

Information vs. instinct. Are your choices based on evidence of emotion?

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Inflation and Your Portfolio

Even low inflation rates can pose a threat to investment returns.

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The Fed and How It Got That Way

Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.

What Can a Million Dollars Buy You?

$1 million in a diversified portfolio could help finance part of your retirement.

What Smart Investors Know

Savvy investors take the time to separate emotion from fact.

It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times

All about how missing the best market days (or the worst!) might affect your portfolio.

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Articles

Getting Ahead of the Curve

Learn how to use bond ladders to make the most of higher interest rates without locking yourself into a long-term investment.

The Dangers of Portfolio Tinkering

“Your money is like a bar of soap – the more you handle it, the less you’ll have.”

Five for Friday – January 9, 2026

As geopolitics rattle headlines, Ross offers a calming historical perspective and hopeful insights for the market in 2026.

The Anatomy of an Index

The S&P 500 represents a large portion of the value of the U.S. equity market, it may be worth understanding.

Bull & Baird: What Gets Attention is Rarely Valuable

The present moment often feels chaotic, but the stock market's advance across decades is strewn with such moments.

Diversification, Patience, and Consistency

Three important factors when it comes to your financial life.

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The Fed and How It Got That Way

Here is a quick history of the Federal Reserve and an overview of what it does.

The Business Cycle

How will you weather the ups and downs of the business cycle?

Inflation and Your Portfolio

Even low inflation rates can pose a threat to investment returns.

Jane Bond: Infiltrating the Market

Agent Jane Bond is on the case, cracking the code on bonds.

Finding the Balance

The sandwich generation faces unique challenges. For many, meeting needs is a matter of finding a balance.

Are Alternative Investments Right for You?

With alternative investments, it’s critical to sort through the complexity.

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