In sum, everyone should take a moment to appreciate 2017 and pat themselves on the back. As always, the world offered many causes for concern. You overcame skepticism, remained disciplined, and...
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BEW Named Top Adviser by the Financial Times
We are proud to share that the Financial Times named Burton Enright Welch one of its Top 300 Registered Investment Advisers for 2017.
Read moreWhat is a Share Class Exchange?
That ignores the opportunity cost of lost growth. Every year of Isaac’s fee savings is invested. If Isaac earned 7.00% annualized for 30 years and Henry earned...
Read moreSocial Security Full Retirement Age Rises in 2017
For the first time since 2005, the Social Security full retirement age (FRA) will rise in 2017.
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Avoid Home Bias When Investing
Today, a few clicks lets you buy stocks anywhere. With the world's stocks on every menu, investors' have collectively allocated capital according to the cartogram. Yet individually, investors...
Read moreActive Mutual Fund Managers: Top-down or Bottom-up Stock Picking
Here is an excellent video on Seafarer's website that illustrates the bottom-up...
Read moreSeafarer’s Story: How and why we added Seafarer Overseas Growth & Income Fund to our Portfolios
Naturally, Dorian Gray came up in a discussion about emerging market currencies (the connection is obvious right?!). Andrew Foster, founder and portfolio manager of Seafarer Funds, was...
Read moreWhy “Fee-Only” is Important When Working with an Advisor
The world runs on incentives. Often, the challenge in investing is to figure out how to entrust your money with people whose incentives are best aligned with your own.
Read moreFinancial Advice for Your Child
Here is a wonderful blog post by Morgan Housel on financial advice he hopes to one day give his...
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