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The idea that over time stocks outperform conservative investments like T-bills is a widely held belief. While this is true in the aggregate, this study shows that Most (58%) of common stocks do not outperform 1-month Treasury Bills http://csinvesting.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Bessembinder-Do-Stocks-Outperform-Treasury-Bills.pdf The only reason the stock market as a whole outperforms T-Bills over time, is that just a few stocks create a dramatically out sized proportion of the returns ​ Study measures listed stocks from 1926 - December 2015; 26,000 stocks appeared in the CRSP database over this time period resulting in $32trillion of shareholder wealth creation. The top 86 performing stocks, less than one-third of one percent of the total, collectively account for over half of the creation. The 1,000 top performing stocks, less than 4% of the total, account for ALL of the wealth creation.

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Decision Fatigue refers to the deteriorating quality of decisions made by an individual after a long session of decision making. It is now understood as one of the causes of irrational trade-offs in decision making. Unfortunately, many people's financial planning is negatively impacted by this. Therefore, using technology to minimize the number of decisions in regards to financial planning you need to make on a daily and weekly basis can provide huge dividends long-term. Listen to this podcast to learn about 3-ways to use technology to avoid decisions fatigue and make your financial planning and management easier and more effective. Link to article on automated cash-flow system: www.odysseywealthdesign.com/blog/how-to-maximize-cash-flow-pursue-your-goals-without-the-hassle-of-budgeti We can help you create your personalized system. Please call us a 949-623-1763 or email us at: ross.atefi@lfg.com

3 Ways to Use Technology for Avoiding Decision Fatigue

Decision Fatigue refers to the deteriorating quality of decisions made by an individual after a long session of decision making. It is now understood as one of the causes of irrational trade-offs in decision making. Unfortunately, many people's financial planning is negatively impacted by this. Therefore, using technology to minimize the number of decisions in regards to financial planning you need to make on a daily and weekly basis can provide huge dividends long-term. Listen to this podcast to learn about 3-ways to use technology to avoid decisions fatigue and make your financial planning and management easier and more effective. Link to article on automated cash-flow system: http://www.odysseywealthdesign.com/blog/how-to-maximize-cash-flow-pursue-your-goals-without-the-hassle-of-budgeti We can help you create your personalized system. Please call us a 949-623-1763 or email us at: ross.atefi@lfg.com

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