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How to Be Positively Skeptical: Have Awareness and Understanding When it Comes to Investing
“I’m not an optimist. That makes me sound naïve. I’m a very serious ‘possibilist.’ That’s something I made up. It means someone who neither hopes...
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The Market, Your Investments, & You: The Vital Role of Rebalancing
If there is a universal investment ideal, it is this: Every investor wants to buy low and sell high. What if there was a disciplined...
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Pain, Discovery and Prayers Answered: Celebrating 10 Years for Cogent Strategic Wealth
Do you have a story of a prayer answered? Mine was fully answered 10 years ago when I started Cogent Strategic Wealth. I have my...
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What to Do While Waiting Out the Bear Market
In our team’s experience, we’ve encountered investors who let emotions get the best of them, reacted to current events and dour market headlines, and always...
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Has Your Investment Strategy Hit Your GMO Point? Thou Shalt Not Try Market Timing
Chaos Hits the Market As investors, you regularly face tough markets. Financial downturns are unpleasant for all market participants. When volatility shows up in markets,...
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Why Global Diversification in Investing is the Antidote in Chaos
You are an investor with goals and desires for your financial life reaching far out into the future. Unfortunately, the journey to achieving your long-term...
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Long-Term Investors, Don’t Let a Recession Faze You
With activity in many industries sharply curtailed in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, some economists say a recession is inevitable, if not already...
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How to Avoid Scams and Protect Your Credit During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Cogent long ago provided guidance on how to protect your credit score and fight identity theft. Given that scammers are taking advantage of the coronavirus...
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Cogent Advice for the Sidelined Investor: Invest in the Future
“Every time someone says, ‘There is a lot of cash on the sidelines,’ a tiny part of my soul dies. There are no sidelines.” –Clifford...
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Stay Calm During a Stock Market Crash: Clarity From the Chaos
The journey to achieving your long-term wealth goals follows a road that is not always smooth, clear and free of debris. Sometimes the market and the...
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3 Important Things to Know About US Market Returns Following Sharp Downturns
In recent weeks, the increase in volatility in the stock market has resulted in renewed anxiety for many investors. The world is watching with concern...
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5 Ways to Make Tax Season Less…… Taxing: Less Crying, More Filing
It’s tax time again and if it brings on feelings of anxiety and dread, we’re here to show you how filing your income taxes can...