2024-01-26 15:00
Image by A Owen from PixabayI enjoy (safely) viewing and photographing eclipses. It’s a rare opportunity to see a striking phenomenon.
On the other hand, what happens when How… Read More
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2023-08-31 16:00
As we celebrate Jack Bogle Day let’s assess one of his bedrock beliefs:
Don’t try to beat the market
Firstly, is the U.S. stock market any good?
We’d have to ask, compared… Read More
2022-12-15 22:27
Image by Jae Rue from PixabayNo.
Cryptocurrency is not an investment.
Well, they do say, “don’t bury the lead.”
First, what is cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency is a currency… Read More
2021-09-01 04:41
in your favor!
As we celebrate Jack Bogle day, let’s think about what the stock market is and how it got that way.
In the good ‘ol days investing was a lot more expensive… Read More
2021-01-18 17:44
Fat gets a bad rap but it’s amazingly efficient for storing energy. Having no fat is a serious and painful genetic disorder. Muscles let us do things and live our li… Read More
2020-09-10 19:47
“We help you get out of the market before it goes down too much and get you back in to get most of the recovery.”
I heard those words from a respectable, well meaning, delud… Read More
2020-01-15 05:05
In celebration of Frank Armstrong Day let’s consider a basic question:
How hard is investing?
Let’s look at two aspects to this:
How complicated is investing?
How much work is in… Read More
2019-12-11 02:50
Listening to the chorale
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2019-10-02 04:06
Image by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke from PixabayI talked with my banker today, a young guy, who used to work for a major stockbroker. He moved into banking after the frustration of… Read More
2019-08-31 13:00
Checovenier, PixabayOn August 31, 1976 , John Bogle led Vanguard to create something new–the first index fund for personal investors. That fund grew slowly at first but kic… Read More
2019-02-23 03:56
Why buy a stock? Why is a stock worth anything? You can eat food–that’s worth something, you can live in a house–that’s also worth something but what abo… Read More
2019-01-20 05:10
It’s Frank Armstrong Day again, and a good time to think about what Armstrong is good at.
His first book, and the one nearest and dearest to my heart is Investment Strategies for the… Read More
2019-01-19 07:33
Jack Bogle died this week after an astonishing career. As a leader in the financial industry Jack Bogle was well off. He started the first truly mutual fund company and created t… Read More
2018-12-25 18:14
Not everyone is thrilled about making investing decisions, but what if you did something?
I know a guy who usually takes the easy path and he did the same thing with investing.
In fact he… Read More
2018-08-31 14:00
Ideas make Jack Bogle special.
Some ideas are complex — quantum theory, for instance.
Some ideas are silly– drinking this kind of sugared burp water will make me irresistible to… Read More
2018-07-24 04:30
Doesn’t everyone want to make money in the stock market? Apparently not, see 10 Ways to Lose Money in the Stock Market. But, if you want to make money in the stock mar… Read More
2018-01-09 18:45
If you wanted to lose money in the stock market, how would you do it?
This is a challenge, as the S&P returned 5.3% per year over the past 15 years (yes, even counting the dreaded 2008)… Read More
2017-12-20 20:41
So, is the new tax reform good or bad for Roth conversions? The easy answer is “yes”!
Roth conversions are a useful option to move money from a standard IRA to a Roth IRA… Read More
2017-12-06 18:43
We’re in the season now, aren’t we? The season of telling your employer your benefit choices for next year.
In belated celebration of Ted Benna Day let’s think t… Read More
2017-09-07 18:11
What did Anthony Scaramucci do before briefly entertaining us/appalling us as press secretary? He was the very successful founder of Skybridge Capital. By successful, I mean that… Read More
2017-09-01 05:39
On August 31, the First Index Trust mutual fund began operations. It was tiny and disrespected. Now it’s the largest one in the world.
Here’s how that fund changed t… Read More
2017-02-04 00:00
The Fiduciary Rule for financial advisors appears to be on its way out before ever coming into effect. How should we feel about that? Advocates say investors are often abu… Read More
2017-01-01 00:00
What gift could make a difference if someone’s retirement plans were going nowhere? What if their best efforts to win in the stock market kept losing? Seems as if nothing… Read More
2016-12-13 00:00
There aren’t many alternatives to the stock market if we want to retire someday, help our kids with college, etc. So, now that the election is over, what will the stock market… Read More
2016-10-12 00:00
Years ago, with the amazing John Elway injured midgame, it didn’t seem likely the Broncos could win. The next day the headline about the backup quarterback who saved the d… Read More
2016-08-31 00:00
It’s been a tough year, decade, lifetime for managed stock funds. A managed stock fund is one where the manager guesses which stocks will be most profitable.
What… Read More
2016-07-25 00:00
Once upon a time there was a good family man. He paid his bills, saved diligently, and planned for the future. What he couldn’t anticipate was medical bills that pushed hi… Read More
2016-06-23 00:00
…fear ourselves
Why? Surely if anyone is on our side it’s by definition US!
Sadly, any addict and many love songs prove otherwise, also with investing there a… Read More
2016-06-21 06:00
I’m declaring today “Jack Bogle Day”, not just because I watched the webcast celebrating Bogle’s 65 years in the financial services industry, but because he d… Read More
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