The 3 Ps of investing: purpose, plan, and patience
So why do we invest anyway? Now there’s an obvious question, right? It’s right up there with “Why do we go on diets?” But try…
Lessons from a strange market, circa June 2020
Tired of trying to figure out the market? In this blog, we share some lessons on how to think about and react to market volatility.
Sell in May and go away? How to think about this pattern in 2020
You may have heard the old “sell in May and go away” adage. But why does this pattern exist, and does it even apply anymore?
Considering alternatives to Motif Investing?
If you’re a Motif user and you’re taking this moment to consider alternatives, we’d love it if you’d consider M1 for 3 main reasons.
Market gyrations + E*TRADE ownership changes + Robinhood outage got you rattled? We understand
It’s been a pretty crazy couple of weeks for investors in the markets and for some of our brokerage peers. If all this has you a little rattled, we understand, and we’re here to offer our perspective.
How to think about this past week’s choppy market
The coronavirus has been headline news for a few weeks now. I was on the blue line train this morning headed to work in Chicago…
Panicked Selling? Not from where we sit. In fact, it’s the exact opposite.
The market has been going down the last few days, but what does our data show? Take a look at how M1 investors are approaching the recent down days.
Trade wars and your portfolio
Take a look at what’s happened in the US-China trade war so far, how it has impacted the US economy and stock market, and how it might affect investors’ portfolios in the future.
Cognitive biases can hurt your investment returns—but they don’t have to
Understand how cognitive biases work – and how to overcome them – to make sure they don’t get in the way of your investing.
