Kara Smith

What March Madness Can Teach Us About Investing

What March Madness Can Teach Us About Investing

By Billy Lanter  March is one of my favorite times of the year. It marks the official start of Spring, the end of daylight savings and one of sports’ greatest events: March Madness!   Every March, millions of people fill out a bracket (or two….or three), looking for...

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Keeping It Simple

Keeping It Simple

The original idea behind the mutual fund was a basic one—allow investors to build and access a diversified portfolio without high trading costs. Now, almost 100 years later, there are over 10,000 mutual funds and ETFs available in the U.S. that span almost all asset...

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A Focus on Difficult Questions

A Focus on Difficult Questions

The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates again. Inflation is on the rise. The unemployment rate remains low despite a recent wave of corporate layoffs. What does it all mean? That is the quintessential investor question, and it is a difficult one to answer. The...

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