Posts by Brett Anderson
Is Bitcoin MONEY?
Past performance is no guarantee of future returns; this is NOT investment advice and is meant to be educational in nature. “Money is not an invention of the state. It is not the product of a legislative act. Even the sanction of political authority is not necessary for its existence. Certain commodities came to be…
Read MoreThe word “Fiduciary” – what does it really mean?
“The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident, which everybody has decided not to see.” — Ayn Rand Not another post on the word “Fiduciary”! I get it everyone writes about it, and everyone says they’re a fiduciary. Well, they’re not, and I’ll do my best to explain why in as few words as…
Read MoreValuations and the Fed Put
Past performance is no guarantee of future returns; this is NOT investment advice and is meant to be educational in nature. “Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau..” — Irving Fisher PhD, Yale University, 1929 current stock market valuations, structural change, and the Federal Reserve “cure-all” … Shortly after Irving…
Read MoreWho Is Brett F. Anderson?
“You don’t have to outguess the market to beat it.” — David Booth Who am I? and how do I address perpetual uncertainty?… Professionally, I am an independent CFP® whose counsel is unaffected by quarterly employer earnings reports or sales-based scorecards. I do not sell products; I provide a service. My incentives are to ensure…
Read MoreThe No-Fail Fed
Past performance is no guarantee of future returns; this is NOT investment advice and is meant to be educational in nature. “Earnings don’t move the overall market; it’s the Federal Reserve Board, focus on the central banks and focus on the movement of liquidity, most people in the market are looking for earnings and conventional…
Read MoreThe Volcker Fed
Past performance is no guarantee of future returns; this is NOT investment advice and is meant to be educational in nature. “I called Paul Volcker, who is raising the discount rate. This will hurt us politically, but I think it’s the right thing to do” — Jimmy Carter and all thanks, to Jimmy Carter……
Read MoreA Financial and Behavioral Coach….
Past performance is no guarantee of future returns; this is NOT investment advice and is meant to be educational in nature. “I’m not sure who’s gonna win tonight, but what I do know is that there’s gonna be some heads rollin’.” — Coach Hammontree, North Gwinnett HS, ~99’ Ah yes, the ole ball coach. If…
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