An Introduction

Hi. Welcome to BourGroup and my blog. Phil

Phil Bour is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER(tm) professional since 2004, a Magna Cum Laude college graduate and an accounting professional for over 35+ years. I love numbers, statistics and economic history.

I am also an Enrolled Agent (EA) to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service and to prepare tax returns.

"Phil"osophy: I believe that you can manage your money on your own (not necessarily through individual stock selection but through mutual funds, ETF's and other solutions) once you receive some one-time, professional guidance. Why pay annual fees when there may be little added value? For additional information, first read the "An Introduction" label at the left. Then move on to others.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Market Timing By Other Names

I have heard:

Tactical Asset Management; Dynamic Hedge Options; and Momentum Investing to name just a few.

A recent quote from the Wall Street Journal says it best: "...Timing the market means trying to predict future movements of asset prices and moving money in and out of markets to take advantage of those predictions..."

In my opinion and in those of many of my colleagues, it does not work consistently over time. A short-term success can easily be reduced by one bad move. The bible recommends "steady plodding" as do I.