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Here are five suggested articles for financial advisors to read this weekend: 1. When Skynet Runs Beauty Contests: Watch Out! – When reading the headlines of today’s financial press, which has more and more turned into infotainment, it is easy to forget why we as a society actually invest in the first place. 2. Great Deleveraging and Market Panic: Are We There Yet? – Clearly, stock market feels different now than it did at any point over the last few years. In this note we will look at two important indicators to understand if we are facing a market rout or merely a correction. 3. How To Better Attract Your Ideal...

Daniel Satchkov

02 Jan 2019

The Importance of Helping Plan Participants During Market Volatility

It is easy to feel good when the market is always in the positive trend, when a volatility is muted and does not bother investor staying most of the time off investor’s radar. In these times our investment strategy seems to be clear and we feel confident in our investment prowess. However, when volatility becomes topic of the day it becomes a challenge to stick to your guns. Most of us become emotional when it comes down to making a decision regarding the investments when it is a turbulent environment, rushing to sell when it low and usually to late to the game after the market already rebounded from its...

Daniel Satchkov

02 Jan 2019

When Skynet Runs Beauty Contests: Watch Out!

When reading the headlines of today’s financial press, which has more and more turned into infotainment, it is easy to forget why we as a society actually invest in the first place. Of course, it is to make money, but that is just the motivator for the mechanism of something that is much more important. Investing is supposed to facilitate efficient capital allocation. Analyzing various investments leads to capital inflows for those with better prospects. People who allocate capital better funnel it to the best companies. This ensures that the highest ROI investments thrive providing a growth engine for the economy and society at large. This all may seem trivial...

Daniel Satchkov

01 Jan 2019

15 Weekly Stats for Financial Advisors: Week of January 1, 2019

Matt Meyer and Michael Robinson are founders of The BluePrint Insurance Services. Their mission is to be the premier insurance partner for RIAs and comprehensive financial advisors. The BluePrint provides an operational insurance platform that allows our partners to provide the highest level of insurance access and support. We feature this weekly update with permission: Matt Meyer Co-Founder 424.387.4143 MMeyer@tblueprint.com Michael Robinson Co-Founder 619.404.3038 MRobinson@tblueprint.com Site: https://www.tblueprint.com

Daniel Satchkov

31 Dec 2018

Why Bitcoin Drop Was Good and Why Cryptocurrency Just Might Become a Fiduciary Asset

15 months ago we wrote a blog entry asking if Bitcoin will ever be an asset that fiduciaries can recommend i.e. if it can grow out of a speculative mania phase. Paradoxically, we believe that we are closer to such a scenario after the tremendous declines experienced in 2018. Now, the Bitcoin community can all pick up the pieces and focus on building products that deliver value, rather than live by the headlines. So, let me close out 2018 by elaborating on the positive effects of the crypto bloodbath we’ve seen in the markets. Technology is Here to Stay Firstly and obviously, the insane ‘to the moon’ cryptocurrency price ramp...