During the ’80s and ’90s, Paragon’s primary focus was to grow our accounts. We controlled risk by monitoring the business cycle and the strength of individual companies and industries. Since the economic meltdown of 2008, the challenges and number of risks to investors has multiplied. Significant new risks are the result of [...]

After spending most of the year in a back-and-forth uneventful trend, the world markets abruptly changed course. A severe lack of fiscal leadership from Washington coupled with a sovereign debt mess in Europe caused the global markets to sell off hard.
This recent volatility has been the most extreme we have experienced since the 2008 [...]

Investing is difficult. You need to generate returns that will allow your account to grow and stay ahead of inflation … but you don’t like it when your account goes down in value. You need good returns … but you don’t like the uncertainty.
Whether it’s a tsunami, a drilling rig disaster, a financial meltdown or [...]

Time to get back in shape. Time to set new goals. Time for your annual portfolio review!

At this time of year, many people eagerly ask, “What’s next for the stock market?”

When people find out I’m in the investment business, they usually ask me where to invest.

I often meet people who are unhappy with their investments and retirement accounts.

Recently, my wife and I returned from a vacation to Maui. Each day we sat on the beach, listened to our iPods and watched the waves roll in over and over again.

If you watched television or listened to the radio six months ago, it felt like the world might be coming to an end. Talk of a “return to the Great Depression” dominated the media. Politicians did their best to scare everyone to death. Fear ran rampant thanks to media hype and political meddling, and stocks [...]

Navigate the murky market with these proven tactics