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  How Many Visionary Companies are in Your 401(k)? Just how valuable are visionary CEO's when compared to their non-visionary counterparts? The difference can hold in the balance the success or failure of your entire portfolio, according to Anthony Rhodes, the owner of wealth management firm The Planning Perspective  ( www.theplanningperspective.com ), in a must read posting on his How To Invest blog  ( www.howtoinvestblog.net ) called "Myopic Managerial Miasma"  ( http://www.howtoinvestblog.net/2017/09/myopic-managerial-miasma.html ). "The role of Chief Executive is the most important of any company." he began. "But just like other positions, some CEO's are more talented than others." he added. "There is a clear difference between the visionaries and the non-visionaries, and investors need to understand how owning stocks which employ one over the other can impact the value of their portfolios." We are all familiar with celebrated visio...

  Pending Challenges to Conglomeration Could Dismantle Long-Used Strategy Which Fuels Most of 401(k) Growth Could one of the most successful strategies behind the growth of your retirement plan soon become obsolete? And is so, what exactly will replace it? These intriguing queries are addressed in a new posting called "The Potpourri Paradox"  ( https://www.howtoinvestblog.net/2021/01/the-potpourri-paradox.html ) by Anthony Rhodes, on his popular How To Invest blog ( ( www.howtoinvestblog.net ) . Mr. Rhodes is the owner of wealth management firm The Planning Perspective   ( www.theplanningperspective.com ). "As far as investment strategies go, I can't think of any which has had more of a direct impact on capital appreciation than this one." he began. "Diversification is the single most important resource in an investors' toolbox, and while the post covers possible alterations on the micro level, it still could have a definitive effect on portfolio grow...

  Expectations and Warnings About the Present Technological Revolution Clearly, we are in the midst of a new technological revolution. But what are the best ways for investors to profit off of it? The answer to this question can be found in an intriguing post called "Eden Anew" (  http://www.howtoinvestblog.net/2019/10/eden-anew.html ) by Anthony Rhodes, the owner of wealth management firm The Planning Perspective   (www.theplanningperspective.com), which is a posting on his popular How To Invest blog (www.howtoinvestblog.net). "These are shaping up to be exciting times for mankind, in general, and investors, more specifically." he began. "New technological advances are taking place seemingly on a daily basis, which promises to usher in a brave new world of nearly limitless possibilities." he added. "The primary question is, however, will our growth as a species keep pace with that of our technologies?" he surmised. "The way in which we a...