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Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

[/fusion_text][fusion_text]It might surprise you to learn that I’m an anger management graduate. No joke. While I was never physically abusive, I could be a really critical jerk to those closest to me. And that’s no better. One exercise I went through was listing all the things that made me angry or irritated. It was four pages single spaced. There was a really important lesson for me to learn: don’t sweat the small stuff.

That same phrase applies in money and investments. Don’t let little problems get in the way of well-constructed plans. Let me give you an example. Sometimes it’s worth paying a hundred dollars in commissions to reposition your $1 million portfolio. Yes, $100 is a lot of money. It is also a small fraction (0.01%) of your account value. A few low-cost trades each year can set you up to improve your returns by much more than 0.01%.

Now, I’ll be the last person to suggest that you pay an unnecessary fee. You got your million dollar portfolio by paying attention to details. Just keep it in its proper context. Spending a little today can make you more money down the road.[/fusion_text][separator style_type=”single” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=”” sep_color=”” icon=”” width=”” class=”” id=””][fusion_text]

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