Are The Biggest Stocks The Best Stocks?

The U.S. stock market is up around 14% since January. Not bad for a six-month stretch and a welcome sight...

Things Are Getting Better

I don’t have a lot of time to write this week due to a family vacation (I know, life’s hard),...

The Problem With Market Timing

I’ve been writing about an impending recession for quite a while now. Last May, I wrote a post titled “Preparing...

The Fisherman and the Investment Banker

There’s a well-known finance parable that resonates with me each time I read it. A few days ago I came...

What’s The Best Investment?

Every year Gallup conducts a survey that asks a group of 500 Americans what they think is the best long-term...

Should You Own International Stocks?

The S&P 500 is a stock index that tracks the performance of the 500 biggest companies in the United States....

Should You Buy Whole Life Insurance?

I’ve been getting quite a few questions about life insurance lately. I understand that insurance isn’t exactly the most exhilarating...

Knowing vs Doing

I really enjoy playing the game of golf. Now that it’s starting to warm up after a long winter, I’ll...

Golden Age Thinking

If you haven’t seen the movie Midnight in Paris, I’d definitely recommend giving it a watch. It’s a sweet, fun,...

Some Random Charts and Stats

Here are some charts and statistics that don’t necessarily have anything to do with each other, but have recently caught...

What I’m Into

It’s been a few months, so it’s time for another post about some of my favorite things I’ve watched, listened...

One Big Investing Mistake

The latest 12-month return through the end of March for the U.S. stock market is a loss of around 9%....