“Stay the course” and “ignore the noise” sound like great advice but there’s a lot of work involved to follow through with this advice.
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Why History Gets Stuff Wrong All the Time
Why history is not always what you think.
A Lesson in Portfolio Correlations
Stocks and bonds have a long-term correlation close to zero. Why that’s a good thing.
Lessons From the 10 Best Years in Stock Market History
What the 10 best years in U.S. stock market history can teach us about investing.
Trends That May End With The Baby Boomers
Which trends will deline in popularity as younger generations slowly take over for the baby boomers?
3 Ways to Decrease Your Portfolio’s Volatility
Simple ways to decrease the volatility in your portfolio without getting to complex.
My Questions About Negative-Yielding Debt
I have more questions than answers about all the negative-yielding government debt in the world.
Interest Rate Chasing in Your Savings Account
Yesterday I got an email from Marcus, my online savings account. They lowered the interest rate on my savings (and everyone else’s) from 2.25% to 2.15%. I heard stories from people who use other savings accounts that also saw a drop. These online savings accounts are obviously getting ahead of the possible Fed rate cut…
Animal Spirits: The Four Most Dangerous Words in Podcasting
Michael & Ben discuss what they’re reading, watching, listening to, and thinking about on this week’s new Animal Spirits podcast.
Why Do We Need Inflation?
A reader asks: Why do we need inflation? This is a good question because wouldn’t we all be better off if prices were to fall? It’s not always that easy.