Have you ever planted a seed and forgotten to water it?

If you have, you realize that there's more work to growing beautiful flowers than just dropping a seed in the ground. Most planners will show you a pretty picture of a flower, drop your investment seed in the ground, and then forget about it. That's why you need a coach. Around here we believe that it's what we do after we plant the seed that matters. Here are the top five reasons why investors work with Mark...

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Free Market Update for the Week of August 30, 2010

by Mark Lund, The Investor Coach August 30, 2010
WEEKLY QUOTE “When there is an original sound in the world, it makes a hundred echoes.” – John A. Shedd BERNANKE REASSURES WALL STREET At the annual Federal Reserve summer retreat at Jackson Hole, WY on Friday, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said that the central bank “is prepared to provide additional monetary accommodation through unconventional measures if it proves necessary, [...]

Free Market Update for the Week of August 23, 2010

by Mark Lund, The Investor Coach August 23, 2010
WEEKLY QUOTE “Chance favors only the prepared mind.” – Louis Pasteur A JUMP IN HOUSING STARTS In a relatively light week of economic data, one of the notable items was a 1.7% rise in new home construction in July. Economists had expected only a 0.2% increase in that category. However, the Commerce Department said most of the gain came in [...]

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