Why 100% Stocks Might Earn You Less, Long Term
#Investing #Financial LiteracyMany investors build portfolios with 100% stocks because stocks beat bonds, long term. But how the allocation performs and how the investor performs are often two different things.…
Balance, the making of an audiobook
#Investing #LifestyleEvery year, I stare at the scratch marks for more than an hour. They’re on the “ceiling” of the MRI at Aim Medical Imaging, in…
Why Berkshire Hathaway Shares Are Soaring This Year
#InvestingThe stock market is, so far, stumbling in 2022. Some of the best performers have taken heavy hits. In sharp contrast, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway shares are defying gravity. Why? The answer is simpler than you might think.…
How To Boost Your Odds Of Growing Rich With Stocks
#InvestingHow do you give yourself the highest odds of growing rich in the stock market? I explain in this Swissquote story…
Zen and the Art of Investing For Your Future
#Mindset #Lifestyle #InvestingWhen I refer to "ego" it's a holistic sense of self that many Buddhists suggest we find a way to release. In this article, I argue that we can't fully free ourselves of ego, but if we want to invest well, we need to control it.…
The Investment Paradox
#Mindset #Investing #Financial LiteracyAn investment strategy that ends up making money could be an unsuitable plan for you. And a strategy that doesn't appear to be making money could be a solid plan. I discuss that paradox in this article.…
BALANCE, the audiobook. April 19th release.
#Investing #LifestyleBalance: How To Invest and Spend for Happiness, Health and Wealth will be available as an audiobook on April 19, 2022. Pre-orders available now.…
What Russia's Aggression Means For You And Your Portfolio
#Investing #MindsetWhen Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, ordered his military into Ukraine, he took a fire hose to a party that he wasn’t invited to. In this article, I explain what Russia's aggression means for you and your portfolio.…
Is Warren Buffett's View on Bonds Making You Think Twice?
#Investing #Index FundsSome investors don't own bonds because of low (even negative) interest yields. In this article I address why we should always include an indexed bond element in our portfolio.…
Why Do Indexes Beat Most Actively Managed Funds?
#Investing #Financial Literacy #Index FundsWhile it isn’t a physical law, there should be a law based on the irrefutable premise that index funds always beat most actively managed funds. This isn’t news to most investors. But most people don’t know why indexes win.…