The Rotary Club of Coronado presented Rainier Trinidad with its Rotarian of the Month award today. Since joining Rotary in October 2014, Rainier has volunteered in many of the club’s most important activities. He is the Chair for Rotarians At Work, which was founded by the Coronado club, is the Marketing Chair for Low Tide…
As we saw in Super Bowl 50, when you have a top ranked defense going up against a top ranked offense, it’s the defense that wins games. That happened before too back in Super Bowl 48, when Denver (then the top ranked offense) was beaten by Seattle (the top ranked defense). The importance of having…
For most investors, 2015 will be The Year Stocks Went Nowhere. The S&P 500, the most well known large-company stock market index (symbol SPY) closed last year on December 31, 2014 at $205.54. As of this writing, December 30, 2015, SPY closed at $205.93. That is a return of 0.19%. What did you get in…
A long time ago, I decided to collect the most important investing and trading lessons I learned over the course of the past 15 years and save it for my son (who was only three at the time), who might someday want to try his hand at the stock market. While I can’t prevent all…
Once people find out I’m an investment manager, I’m often asked, “What should I be invested in?” Here’s the answer. For an investment portfolio to do well and stand the test of time, it should have these four elements: 1. It should be diversified. 2. Its mix of stocks and bonds should be consistent with your…