Robert Stepleman

After 2022, investors are hoping for a return to normal market returns. With the current economic and geopolitical realities, is that possible?

Occasional investing mistakes are unavoidable; however, understanding the basics of investing can help minimize the most serious miscalculations.

The returns of stocks and bonds disappointed investors in 2022. But commodity returns offered a bright spot.

This year’s ‘Sleeping Soundly Portfolio’ anticipates a 2023 stock market with a low positive return rather than the negative return of 2022.

Opaque and esoteric investments abound to seduce unwary investors with their seemingly high returns – but sometimes hidden high risk.

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Successful investing requires patience and a long-term strategy based on historically sound investment fundamentals.

It’s crucial to have clear financial goals before committing to any investment strategy.

The rules for prudent investing have shifted over the last year, and investors who don’t take account of that will likely have disappointing returns.

Stock options are complicated securities not for the typical investor. However, in some situations they can be useful.

Many investors face the problem of what to do with a large lump sum of cash. Should they invest it right now or wait for a market decline.

Many investors were shocked by the rapid rise of inflation and the market’s reaction to it.

Investors, both professional and non-professional, make investing that are detrimental to investment success.

Investors in the most speculative stocks are always at risk. This year they likely didn’t do very well.

The U.S. stock market soared in 2021; unfortunately, the bond market was negative.

My “Sleeping Soundly Portfolio” did well but not quite as well as the S&P 500 in 2021.

Investing in stocks is by nature worrisome because of uncertain returns. However, careful portfolio construction may somewhat mitigate the problem.

There are many complex securities that can be misunderstood by typical investors. One type is “Closed-end Funds.”

With interest-rates still miniscule, many investors are looking for alternatives to CDs and bonds. One possibility is “preferred stocks.”

The U.S. market finished the third quarter at about the same level as the second. Unfortunately, my “Sleeping Soundly Portfolio” fell significantly.