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1004t Try to Outguess the Market Thumbnail"> 1005</figure> 1006 1007<header class="post-header"> 1008<h3>Step #2: Don't Try to Outguess the Market</h3> 1009</header> 1010</a> 1011<div class="post-meta"> 1012<time datetime=">2017-08-15">August 15, 2017</time> 1013 1014</div> 1015 1016<div class="post-excerpt"> 1017<p>The first step to a better investment experience talked about Understanding Market Pricing and used the story of making a pencil by Leonard E. Reed in 1958. Understanding how market pricing works is critical to Step 2 - Donât Try to Outguess the Market. Trying to outguess the market by finding mispriced securities really goes against the grain in terms of understanding how markets works - or how securities are priced. 1018 1019Instead of using a pencil to help us understand, letâs use a jar of jellybeans.</p> 1020</div> 1021 1022<a href="/blog/step-2-dont-try-to-outguess-the-market" class="read-more"><span></span>Read More</a> 1023</article> 1024 1025<article class="post-link"> 1026<a href="/blog/step-1-understand-market-pricing"> 1027 1028<figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1029<img src="https://static.twentyoverten.com/58bf0cbf234c1f3ac0e98e18/r1LFNpZtW/Blog-Image.png" alt="STEP #1: Understand Market Pricing Thumbnail"> 1030</figure> 1031 1032<header class="post-header"> 1033<h3>STEP #1: Understand Market Pricing</h3> 1034</header> 1035</a> 1036<div class="post-meta"> 1037<time datetime=">2017-08-01">August 1, 2017</time> 1038 1039</div> 1040 1041<div class="post-excerpt"> 1042<p>When it comes to investing, things can get complicated very quickly. But it doesn't need to be that way. This is the first in a series of blog posts called "10 Steps to a Better Investment Experience" which offers ten ways to improve your experience with investing. Step #1 is Understand Market Pricing and one of the best ways to understand market pricing is a take a closer look at how a pencil is made. In 1958, Leonard E. Reed published an essay about the combination of miracles needed to create a pencil. We can relate that to the work of Eugene Fama called the Efficient Market Hypothesis. Fama wrote that professional investors trying to beat the market through stock picking always had a poor record. 1043 1044Why is that? 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While we take many internal measures to protect your information, there are also measures you can take to help protect yourself and your financial accounts. There are really three levels of security working on your side: our measures, your custodianâs efforts, and regulations set for the industry. 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Here are some steps to take so that you know youâre on the right path to building that wealth.</p> 1091</div> 1092 1093<a href="/blog/building-wealth-what-to-do" class="read-more"><span></span>Read More</a> 1094</article> 1095 1096<article class="post-link"> 1097<a href="/blog/the-path-to-better-wealth-tools"> 1098 1099<figure class="post-thumbnail"> 1100<img src="https://static.twentyoverten.com/58bf0cbf234c1f3ac0e98e18/HkXW_bVCl/Path-to-Better-Wealth-budgeting.jpg" alt="The Path to Better Wealth: It starts with a budget! Thumbnail"> 1101</figure> 1102 1103<header class="post-header"> 1104<h3>The Path to Better Wealth: It starts with a budget!</h3> 1105</header> 1106</a> 1107<div class="post-meta"> 1108<time datetime=">2017-03-12">March 12, 2017</time> 1109 1110</div> 1111 1112<div class="post-excerpt"> 1113<p>The first step to better financial management and budgeting is to take a hard look at your monthly expenses. 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