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    Commentary:  The Siren's Song
    W. Allen Wallace
    • Oct 12, 2021
    • 11 min
    Market Commentary

    Commentary: The Siren's Song

    There is nothing more maddening than watching things climb in price that we do not own. Investing is most dangerous when it looks easiest.
    202 views
    Commentary: Time
    W. Allen Wallace
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 18 min
    Market Commentary

    Commentary: Time

    How does the measurement of time impact your progress toward success? We are told that average annual returns matter, but why?
    24 views
    Commentary: Know what you hold
    W. Allen Wallace
    • May 4, 2021
    • 14 min
    Market Commentary

    Commentary: Know what you hold

    The idea of "knowing what you own" seems like it ought to be a basic threshold for an investor to know about their portfolio.
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    Principle 7:  Carefully consider costs
    W. Allen Wallace
    • Apr 1, 2021
    • 17 min
    Principles

    Principle 7: Carefully consider costs

    Our mission is to simplify things and make sure that whatever cost you incur provides some sort of return either financially, or mentally.
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    Commentary: Manias, Panics and Crashes
    W. Allen Wallace
    • Jan 28, 2021
    • 14 min
    Market Commentary

    Commentary: Manias, Panics and Crashes

    Fear of missing out is the most dangerous emotion in investing. But if history is any guide, and usually it is, this time isn't different.
    7 views
    Commentary: What's Wrong with Average?
    W. Allen Wallace
    • Oct 22, 2020
    • 16 min
    Market Commentary

    Commentary: What's Wrong with Average?

    Our goal is to make decisions that are calculated and mathematical when it is useful, and to interject common sense when math won't do.
    19 views
    Commentary: What is Money?
    W. Allen Wallace
    • Jun 8, 2020
    • 16 min
    Market Commentary

    Commentary: What is Money?

    Expecting securities representing claims on future income to act as stores of value in a system characterized by fluctuating interest ...
    19 views
    Commentary: When the Markets Give Us Lemons
    W. Allen Wallace
    • Apr 6, 2020
    • 10 min
    Market Commentary

    Commentary: When the Markets Give Us Lemons

    While our fellow investors lament the state of the market, we will focus our time on maximizing wealth in the face of a market decline.
    20 views
    Webinar: March 16, 2020 Market Volatility
    Basepoint Wealth
    • Mar 16, 2020
    • 1 min
    Webinars

    Webinar: March 16, 2020 Market Volatility

    Reviewing our philosophy on investment management and the various techniques and strategies that our advisors are implementing.
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    Commentary | Cutting Through the Noise
    W. Allen Wallace
    • Mar 9, 2020
    • 7 min
    Market Commentary

    Commentary | Cutting Through the Noise

    When red flashes on the screen, our perspective is that every decision we make must be based on facts and experience, not urgency.
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