Financial Objectives: Are You Faking It?

Financial Objectives: Are You Faking It? by Hayley Carr, Burgundy Blog

Have you ever found yourself in a conversation about finance and, in a moment of incomprehension, rather than ask a question you simply nodded along? Perhaps it was a conversation with friends or colleagues, or perhaps it was even with your financial advisor. Much of the investment industry is built upon moments like these full of technical jargon that leave you feeling in the dark, thereby resolving to “leave it to the experts.”

You’re not alone. People generally have difficulty admitting when they do not understand something, and this is especially the case in the world of investing. A recent Globe & Mail article (The hardest words...