“Bank” Some Of Your Gains
Recently I read Jonathan Clements’ piece Enough Already. The basic idea was to encourage older investors who have made gains … Read more
Recently I read Jonathan Clements’ piece Enough Already. The basic idea was to encourage older investors who have made gains … Read more
This will be a short post. At present the expected 10-year rate of total return on the S&P 500 is … Read more
So what do you think of the market? Why are both actual and implied volatility so low? Why are the … Read more
I was pleasantly surprised to be invited to contribute a chapter to this book. I am going to encourage you … Read more
There are at least eight reasons why taking a simple approach to investing is a wise thing to do. Understandable … Read more
Just a note before I begin. My piece called “Where Money Goes to Die” was an abnormal piece for me, … Read more
I’d say this is getting boring, but it’s pretty fascinating watching the rally run. Now, this is the seventh time … Read more
Joel Tillinghast, one of the best mutual fund managers, runs the money in Fidelity’s Low-Priced Stock Fund. It has one … Read more
It is often a wise thing to look around and see where people are doing that is nuts. Often it … Read more
Ten years ago, things were mostly quiet. The crisis was staring us in the face, with a little more than … Read more
Assuming that you could throw stones on the financial internet, it would be hard to toss a stone and miss … Read more
There’s been a lot of words thrown around lately saying that indexing has been leading to overvaluation of the US … Read more
Investment entities, both people and institutions, often say one thing and mean another with respect to risk. They can keep … Read more
This is a small update of my last piece. I wish that I had put this graph in that piece, … Read more
Stocks always return more than Treasury Bonds. So why doesn’t Social Security invest the trust funds in stocks rather than … Read more