General Market Thoughts – Key Investment Thoughts

Using Market Declines to Your Advantage

kittoday December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 General Market Thoughts investing for beginners, investment gains, investment losses, tax loss harvesting, wash sale

Tax loss harvesting is the act of selling an investment that has lost value since its initial purchase to[…]

10 Lessons I Learned as an Investment Analyst

kittoday August 8, 2018August 9, 2018 General Market Thoughts, The Basics, Young Adults money habits, money lessons, money mistakes

Over the last eighteen years, I have provided investment research to an array of institutions and financial advisors. I have[…]

How to Keep Your Relationship Free of Money Arguments

kittoday June 11, 2018June 11, 2018 General Market Thoughts, The Basics, The Kids, Young Adults budget, money and your relationship, money fights, personal balance sheet, personal income statement, relationships

Money fights with your significant other are no fun, and sometimes words that are exchanged can be damaging to a[…]

How Important is It? A Look at Your Company Retirement Plan

kittoday May 4, 2018June 6, 2018 General Market Thoughts, Mutual Funds and ETFs, Retirement, The Basics 401(k), 401(k) Plans, 403b Plans, company match, company retirement plans, retirement planning, retirement savings

RETIREMENT PLANS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT! First, an employer giving an opportunity to save money for retirement is truly a blessing. […]

Active vs. Passive Investing: Why are you forcing yourself to choose one?

kittoday April 26, 2018August 17, 2018 General Market Thoughts, Mutual Funds and ETFs, The Basics active investing, active versus passive, etfs, exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, passive investing

If you have invested at all, you are likely to have heard about the debate between active and passive investing.[…]

Getting Returns During All Market Cycles

kittoday March 30, 2018August 17, 2018 General Market Thoughts, Mutual Funds and ETFs, Retirement, The Basics Asset Allocation, bear market, bull market, excess return, market cycles, sector rotation

The periods we call a market cycle are unique in their length, highs, and lows. What they all have in[…]

Understanding Risk & Volatility Part 1

kittoday March 2, 2018August 17, 2018 General Market Thoughts, Retirement, The Basics investing, investment risk, market volatility, risk profile, risk vs. return, volatility

Beginning Investing: Understanding Risk and Volatility When you start to have a little bit of money to invest many people[…]

What if…

kittoday February 21, 2018February 25, 2018 General Market Thoughts, The Basics, The Kids, Young Adults be prepared, emergency plans, financial emergency, important documents, your loved ones

Once you are an adult with bills and assets, you need to plan for the “WHAT IF” scenarios. There are[…]

“Remain Calm, All is Well!”

kittoday February 13, 2018August 17, 2018 General Market Thoughts don't panic, market volatility, rising rates, stock market crash, stocks 2018

“Remain Calm All is Well!” Remember Kevin Bacon in Animal House? Those are the words I want to leave you[…]

Fun Facts about U.S. Money

kittoday January 12, 2018March 5, 2018 General Market Thoughts, The Basics, The Kids hidden figures on the dollar, meanings on the dollar, money facts, symbols on the dollar

I recently wrote a post about money and the value of the dollar (read it here). I thought it would[…]

Jennifer Schneider, AIF®

Jennifer Schneider has been an institutional investment research analyst for nearly 20 years. She has experience as a financial literacy educator, analyst, operations efficiency strategist and corporate project manager. Jennifer has valuable expertise in the areas of investment committees, portfolio analysis, client service consulting and management of the operations department for investment consulting firms. In her work with trust departments and financial advisory firms, she has been able to develop portfolio strategies that benefit clients and ensure best practices.

Jennifer is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®), and she is also a Certified Financial Education Instructor, actively educating individuals about financial literacy topics. Jennifer has a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston.

“I have such a strong passion for educating others about finance and investing; including individuals, financial consultants, and institutions. My goal in writing a blog is to educate many types of investors about items that I see in my research world on a day to day basis. I hope to give confidence to those who find investing intimidating and to provide additional information to those who enjoy the research.” Jennifer Schneider