The financial world can be notorious for a reputation of confusion, conspiracy and corruption. While such a status will follow any...

The word of the day is VOLATILITY, and in the investment world, this word can leave a bad taste in your mouth. Is it avoidable? The answer is certainly not. As an advisor, investor, or both, we all know that volatility is a natural aspect of the stock market or any individual investment. We all wish the stock market appreciated in a perfectly straight line, but then again, it would be too easy and it would not really work the way it has for its 100+ year history if that were