With the stock market uptrend that began in March 2009 now showing serious signs of weakening, I wanted to write about Market Risk today. While the exact tops and bottoms of a trend in any financial asset are impossible to predict, there are simple strategies you can put in place to limit your risk to devastating market losses and reduce the chance of buying at the very top and selling at the very bottom. Market risk is one of the 9 types of risk that affects the value of YOUR money. Knowing that financial security is a top priority, especially for women investors, I created a Financial Woman … [Read more...]
Does the Word Investor Feel Scary?
September 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Do you think of yourself as an investor? In considering names for an investing course I have been writing recently, it occurred to me that most women don’t think of themselves as investors based on what they've been telling me when I have money conversations with them. I think to feel comfortable calling yourself an investor you have to actually be involved with investing with your money, and even then, it may feel awkward. Somehow I think the word investor seems big and intimidating for a lot of people, especially for women. It seems like there is almost shame around it. I understand; It … [Read more...]
