Some find it odd the focus on investing strategies for preserving wealth. After all, most of us spend much of our lives trying to accumulate a comfortable sum to acquire a...
Investments & Markets
Preserve Wealth Like a Millionaire
Growing up as a young boy on a farm in Iowa, being a millionaire was a BIG deal since very few had achieved the status of being one. Subsequently the need to preserve wealth...
Investing: Experience or Overconfidence?
Self-help gurus are famous for lines like “fake it until you make it” or “believe and you can achieve”, to build confidence in their readers/listeners and encourage people...
Taming the Risk Monster: Part Three
“We have met the enemy, and he is us.” -Pogo Few would argue that objectivity toward the various options in a wealth management plan is not valuable. Yet many articles and...
Taming the Risk Monster: Part Two
"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing." -Warren Buffett Developing a highly effective comprehensive wealth management strategy involves the integration and...
Taming the Risk Monster: Part One
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” -Mark Zuckerberg...
Market Volatility & Gen Y Finance Guy
The Gen Y Finance Guy: The investing world, once again, has gotten itself into a tizzy! With the lowest level of volatility on record in 2017, the movement over the last...
The Other Path Q&A: Part Three
You write about large institutions using alternative investments to meet their needs. Is it even possible for the average investor to use investments of this type? Watch the...
February 6, 2018 Market Update
Rain is good after too much sunshine In this video, White Oaks Founder, Bob Klosterman, provides an update on the market in response to this week's volatility. Check out...
The Other Path Q&A: Part Two
The book shows how investors underperform the investment markets. Why do investments outperform investors? Watch founder of White Oaks, Bob Klosterman, respond to questions...
The Other Path Q&A: Part One
"The world of alternative investments seems scary to many investors. Is this really a good idea?" Watch author and White Oaks Founder, Bob Klosterman respond to questions...
Pursuing the Perfect Portfolio Design, Part 3
As the wrap-up of this portfolio design series, a exploration of the tools and concepts in Pursuing the Perfect Portfolio Design is in order. In part one, the advantages of...