Can you beat Rafael Nadal AND Roger Federer?
#Financial LiteracyYou’re playing tennis with an invisible opponent. It doesn’t matter whether you’re good at the game or not, because you’ve been given…
Indecent Exposure?
#Children #Financial LiteracyI’ve always been an advocate of financial education. One of the reasons we had the financial crisis of 2008/2009 is because too many people…
Big Gain Dilemma?
#Financial Literacy #Andrew's Money4UK657GQ837E At the beginning of June of 2010, I unloaded some bonds and bought some stocks. Over a couple of drinks last week, while sitting on…
Pride and Prejudice
#Financial Literacy #Index FundsWhen investing, most people think they can find a genius to navigate the shark-infested waters of the stock market. Pride Close your eyes and throw a…
Stock Markets are Completely Rational? Yep!!
#Financial LiteracyWhen watching a stock market news based television show, or reading about the stock market’s gyrations in the newspaper, you’d get the impression that…
Rising Stock Market or Falling Stock Market -- Which Do You Prefer?
#Financial LiteracyAt first glance, the question answers itself. Most people prefer a rising stock market unless they’re hoping to “short” the market (betting that it will…
My Investment Fortune Teller
#Financial LiteracyIf you keep your eyes and ears open, you’ll find some magical investment barometers. It might take a few years of careful study, but when…
Breaking Up is Never Easy - But is it Time?
#Advisors #Financial LiteracyThe 5 and 7 Year Itches One of my friends invests with Raymond James Financial. After reading about the merits of indexed investing, he’s going…
The World’s Greatest Stock Market Trader?
#Financial LiteracyOne of my favorite books of all time is a self-published, 1680 page tome (length based on my 2006 edition) written by Andrew Kilpatrick, called Of…
Are You A Lousy Investor?
#Financial LiteracyIf you watch the stock market, the economy, and you think bad news is bad, you’re probably a lousy investor I’m not going to…