BCM Pillars of Investment Success

Several years ago, we formulated a few investment principles that defined our approach to the investment markets. In revisiting this particular flyer from years past, I was struck by just how relevant they continue to be. While our approach to investing has evolved,...

Should I Diversify Between Financial Advisors?

Diversification. Harry Markowitz (a Nobel Prize-winning Economist) called it “the only free lunch in investing”. Why, then, when clients ask if it’s wise to have multiple financial advisors, do we recommend against diversifying who is managing their portfolio? Here...

The Enduring Value of a Goals Based Approach

Last night, as I read a bedtime story to my kids, I noticed within it a particularly grown-up lesson. It told the story of two large stones sitting on the side of a hill, perfectly content with their view of the valley below. One day a bird comes along, and the stones...