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Get Control
Control is not for everyone.
But if you insist on going all-in on an investment, you would be foolish to go without it.
Mar 143 min read


Predictably Unpredictable
If you can accurately forecast earnings, you have the potential to make a lot of money.
Unfortunately, it’s not an easy job.
Feb 143 min read


Buffett’s Wealth and Wisdom
But you don’t have to accumulate billions to be considered financially successful. Buffett’s wealth shouldn’t be your barometer for success.
Jan 313 min read


Keeping Perspective - Diversification Still Matters
Diversification works – and it still matters.
Jan 172 min read


Before You Invest
Despite being easy to get into, investing is a hard pursuit to do well over time if you only invest in individual companies.
Jan 173 min read


The Worst Case
If the worst case hits us, no asset will be immune – stocks, farmland, commercial real estate, you name it.
Nov 22, 20243 min read

Knowledge, Confidence, Power
Knowledge is power. That’s not a novel thought of mine. It’s a well-worn saying. But the reason knowledge is power is because of confidence.
Nov 8, 20243 min read


Surprising Things Happen…Often
Life is chock-full of twists and turns, unexpected detours, and completely unforeseen circumstances. It keeps things interesting.
Oct 25, 20243 min read


A Helpful Investing Lesson
The best lessons tend to be the simplest.
That’s certainly true for investment lessons.
Oct 11, 20243 min read


A Stat for Every Story
The investment industry, like all others, has been transformed over the past few decades.
Sep 27, 20243 min read


A Periodic Reminder
Sometimes when things are too calm for too long, you start to get suspicious. Parents to younger children know this all too well.
Sep 13, 20243 min read


This Isn't Friendship
The stock market is not your friend.
Aug 30, 20243 min read


Silver-Tongued Soothsayers
There are thousands of intelligent, articulate, and well-meaning citizens of this world. Many are tremendously convincing, too.
Aug 16, 20242 min read


It’s Easier Than You Think
Doing well as an investor isn’t hard. In fact, too often investors make it far harder than it needs to be.
Simple beats complex.
Aug 2, 20243 min read


A Common Investing Disease
Fear is always in the air, but there are occasionally epic outbreaks of this emotion when it comes to financial markets.
Jul 19, 20243 min read


Interest Rates Are High
But it’s fair and reasonable to say interest rates today are high. We have actual data to prove it.
Jun 28, 20243 min read


Well, It Happened
Financial markets go up. But they also go down, as we have been painfully reminded in 2022. Given what’s already occurred, I wanted to...
Oct 28, 20223 min read


The Art of Distraction
Have you ever watched a magic trick and were mesmerized by how the magician pulled it off? For example, a common trick by magicians is to...
Oct 11, 20222 min read


Brace Yourself
It’s that time again – time for account statements to roll out to investors. Two words: Brace yourself. The end of September is fast...
Sep 27, 20223 min read


It’s Always Uncertain
A couple of questions for you: When is the stock market going to recover? How high will interest rates go? When will inflation recede to...
Sep 13, 20222 min read
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