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The Blog of Aspen Leaf Partners

Written by Greg Lessard, CFP , CRPC Unless Otherwise Noted

Financial Advisors Are Supposed To Be Smart, Right?

Each month, Financial Planning Magazine publishes the results of their ongoing Global Asset Allocation Tracker. The tracker is a summary...

There Is No Perfect Portfolio

Humans are perfectionists. We are constantly striving to introduce new efficiencies in our lives. Just look at all the apps available in...

Should You Buy "Alternative" Asset Classes?

I've been meaning to pick on the darling of the alternative asset classes: gold. According the Macrotrends, gold has returned an...

Why We Rebalance

Two nights ago I was visiting with my best friend and his family. His wife asked me how the market has been doing this year. I don't...

What Does Your Asset Allocation Really Mean?

I want my money to grow as quickly as possible with as minimal disruption as possible along the way. That's what everybody says, right?...

Ask The Right Questions When Designing Your Asset Allocation

So how did you decide what percentages of your money went to different investments? Could you define your process if I asked you? If...

About This Blog...

Actually, I'm biased.

I'm against most things Wall Street sells, financial advisors who manipulate innocent investors with expensive products, and the financial media's knack for sensationalizing otherwise boring news. I'm for investment portfolios backed by science, the belief that a product shouldn't be sold in a financial planning relationship, and making this industry a better place for advisors and investors.

Read on!