“I’m not going to argue with people that are broker than me about money.”
Ben Carlson
We’re Still in a Bear Market You Know
My all-time favorite stock market analogy.
How Much Do Interest Rates Matter to the Stock Market?
Why inflation matters more to the stock market than interest rates.
Filling Up Your Dream Bucket
Life planning vs. financial planning.
Why Do We Always Focus on the Bad Stuff?
Why our brains default to the negative side of things.
Why I Remain Bullish on the United States of America
Following the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 a number of macro doom-and-gloomers began predicting a collapse of the U.S. dollar. The Fed was “printing” trillions of dollars. Interest rates had never been that low before. It was an appealing narrative if you were someone stuck in the negative feedback loop of the biggest economic crash…
How the Fed Screwed Up the Housing Market
Why lots of people are out of luck with the hight cost of housing.
Reality is Messier Than Spreadsheets
When it’s OK for your savings rate to drop.
Interest Rates vs. Inflation
What’s better: high inflation+high rates or high inflation+low rates?
Living Like Nothing Matters
Some thoughts on the universe.