Behind the Gate

The financial news media hates you. Okay, maybe they don’t really “hate” you, but they are in a battle for you and your clicks.

Headlines on websites, social media, and TV can be just plain scary! If you read them and acted on them, it could potentially destroy your entire portfolio and wreck your financial goals.

Today we'll discuss what to do about the headlines. We will also offer our thoughts on tariffs and the trade war and what impact it may have.

Here’s to wise investing,

Brett Pattison

Algorithmic trading is becoming more and more popular and is seemingly taking over the market. Several people have wondered whether they can compete with these algo's or not?

Today we discuss how we are navigating the market as well as what we look for when investing in a stock.

Today we discuss bonds vs. equities and share what most people are buying. We then dive into why most people are absolutely crazy!

There is a smart way and a dumb way to invest and we do simple math to help you understand which is which.

So what's the better choice?

Buying a low cost index fund.

Hiring a professional manage your money and help with planning.

In today's podcast we use Jack Bogle, the King of Indexing, own words and research to help us answer this very question.

For anyone that is bombarded with the endless "low cost" marketing, this podcast is for you!

We also address the market. We are in a trading range 8 - 10% below the highs of January. In this market, good news is bad news, bad news is bad news and the 10-year Treasury hitting 3% is the end of the world. Should you be worried? (short answer is no!)

Enjoy this weeks podcast!

Here's to wise investing,

Brett Pattison

Iron Gate Global Advisors

#27 Hockey Pucks + Your Money

This year, 2018, has been dubbed by the media as “The Return of Volatility.”

Today in our podcast we expose volatility for what it truly is and we discuss how truly dumb that headline is.

In the podcast we will discuss three different definitions of volatility. What it is, and what it isn’t. We do this in an attempt to help redefine for you what the media has wrong so that you can sleep better at night knowing that volatility is not a bad thing.

The more you understand about this important topic, the better equipped you will be in planning for the future.

Here’s to wise investing,

Iron Gate Global Advisors

At Iron Gate Global Advisors, we have been working hard to create a transparent, fee-only, fiduciary firm.

For years we have watched several of our clients and friends go elsewhere to get something they could not get from us.

We watched these people, who we care about, get completely ripped off in so many different ways.

Well, today, it stops!

We are introducing a new product offering that we have been working years to roll out.

There are two famous investing tactics that people believe are the "Holy Grail" of investing.

In this podcast we discuss those two investing tactics and discuss whether they actually work or not.

Then we shed light on what every investor really must have to be successful.

Here's to wise investing,

Iron Gate Global Advisors

When is the best time to buy stocks? We get this question all the time from clients, friends, and others who are looking to invest.

This podcast discusses the mentality that you must have when investing in stocks. It may sound simple, but for some reason it's hard for people to grasp.

The analogy we use in this podcast will hopefully simplify your understanding on not only when to buy stocks, but also when to sell.

Here's to wise investing,

Iron Gate Global Advisors

Did you know that the more certain your investments are, the worse off you may be?

What do we mean by that?

In this weeks podcast, we discuss the correlation between certainty of investments and investment returns. We discuss: 

How short term volatility can save your retirement long term. 

The battle that takes place inside the brain of every investor. 

How you MUST understand that battle, and put together a plan to be successful. 

No doubt this weeks podcast will get you thinking!

Here's to wise investing,

Brett Pattison

Iron Gate Global Advisors