How Financial Planning Helps You Navigate Lifestages

What value does financial planning brings to your life? Ultimately, it helps you plan for the unexpected in life so you remain financially sound. This article explores the different life stages, highlighting how planning can benefit you financially along the way. The Game of Life and Financial Planning at Every Age Are you familiar with…

Third Quarter Earnings and Prospects for 2023

The markets have bounced following a lousy September on the heels of corporate earnings, steady employment, and an October CPI that showed inflation may be cooling.  Both stocks and bonds have had big daily swings as money flows react to each piece of economic data.  >> To subscribe to this monthly newsletter, click on Subscribe! Third…

Why Choose a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Practitioner

CFP stands for Certified Financial Planner. This article explains why you should always choose a Certified Financial Planner to work with. Reprinted by PermissionCopyright © 1998-2001, Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. All rights reserved. Choosing a financial planner may be one of the most important decisions you make for yourself and your loved…

The Renewable Energy Investment Landscape

It would be an understatement to say that investors in the renewable energy space have been frustrated.  After a strong run in 2020, shares in renewable energy companies have been in a steep bear market. To illustrate, the Invesco Solar ETF (symbol: TAN) was down 25% in 2021 and was down another 25% to the…

China: Of Great Interest to Investors

What do you know about China from an investor’s perspective? After all, China is one of the world’s largest economies. China and Emerging Market Indices As one of the world’s largest economies, China is of great interest to investors.  China makes up a dominant weighting in most emerging market indices.  Examples iShare, EEM and FXI…

Evaluating Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratios

How does the Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio help you evaluate whether a company is worth becoming part of your investment portfolio? Let’s explore this in this article. >> To subscribe to this monthly newsletter, click on Subscribe! The Relationship Between a Stock’s Price and its Earnings One of the benefits of entering into a bear market territory…

What to Expect During a Bear Market

How are you finding bargains and protecting your portfolio in this Bear Market? According to Investopedia, a Bear Market happens when, “… a market experiences prolonged price declines. It typically describes a condition in which securities prices fall 20% or more from recent highs amid widespread pessimism and negative investor sentiment.” In other words, investing during a…

Why Staying Invested Is So Important For the Long Run

Do you believe in staying invested, regardless of the market’s ups and downs? We hope you do. We’ll explain why in this article so you feel more confident about the benefits of being and staying invested for the long run. Long-Term Investing Tips Odds in an Investor’s Favor The most important concept for investors to…

How Much Money Do You Need to Retire?

Have you calculated how much money you need to save for retirement? According to the Department of Labor, only half of Americans have done so, even though we will spend – on average – twenty years retired. >> See Top 10 Ways to Prepare for Retirement (pdf) Let’s explore the amount of money you’ll need…

The Guide to Green Investing

Welcome to the Pendragon Capital Management Guide to Green Investing. Green or sustainable investing is something we care intensely about. In fact, it’s why we created the Climate Impact Portfolio. Investors need a sound investment strategy and expertise to evaluate, and select investments, and manage risks in this new world of environmental technologies, business models,…