Not too long ago, I published the “Silly Things Active Stock Market Investors Say” post. In it, I recounted some of the most popular excuses explanations people make when they try to justify an active investment strategy. As expected, few of the popular excuses stand up to scrutiny. Low-cost, passive index trackers continue to outperform …
If you read my 2019 recap post, you will have seen the chart below: It ain’t pretty out there! On the x-axis, it plots “Armageddon” stock market predictions made by famous economists, investors and media personalities over the past ten years. The word “Armageddon” is intentional. It denotes the kind of dire prediction whereby stock …
The World Is A Scary Place… Now Give Me Your Money Read More »
When you are just starting out to build wealth, the process is usually quite boring. It takes a fair bit of time to build up a sizable enough nest egg for the magic of compound interest to kick in. But as time goes on, your money does more and more of the heavy lifting – …
Look Mom No Hands: Simple Tricks To Build Wealth You Thought Were Impossible Read More »
And so, 365 days later, the last hours of 2019 are upon us. In a short while, the clock will strike midnight and we will begin the countdown on a new year and a new decade. They say that understanding the past is key to predicting the future. So as we think about our hopes, …
It’s A Wrap: Five Lessons For A Better, More Prosperous 2020 Read More »
You don’t need to read this blog for very long in order to figure out that when it comes to investing, I am a big fan of putting money into low-cost, passive index trackers. As an M&A (mergers and acquisitions) investment banker with access to loads of non-public, price-sensitive information, I am restricted from actively …
