How To Recover Fast(er)
How fast did you recover from the 2008 recession? No. Not how fast did your portfolio recover but how fast did you recover? YOU, the person who’s money went on that wild I-hope-this-never-happens-to-me-again ride? I’m asking because there’s something odd I’ve been noticing. And it’s at the core of many of the problems I’m seeing…
Is Gold Investment Insurance?
My spidey senses light up when I hear someone touting or promoting a conventional investing idea that no longer works. Those are the ones that sound right but are actually wrong. When I read investment advice and I notice my body getting angry it’s usually because someone is selling a lie (at worst) or selling…
This Chart Tells the China – US Trade War Best
At 12:00 PM on January 20th 2017, the 45th President of the United States was sworn in. He lost the election by 2.9 million votes, the largest margin ever by a candidate that went on to win the Presidency (wait, what…? Yep. He lost. But because the US still follows an 18 century law, he…
Investment Lies
In the span of three hours I got an email from Peter Attia, a medical doctor that specializes in longevity. And another one from Shane Parrish, a former Canadian intelligence employee. And yet, they were both talking about the same topic on the same day. The first email referenced an article about two cyclists who…
Is it finally time to step away from US Stocks?
Fifty-five percent of the human brain was designed to see patterns. The follow five charts will be shown with very little commentary. All five charts are five years in length and are being compared against the S&P500 with dividends reinvested. But you’re only going to see one squiggly line and not two on each chart.…
Is Boeing in trouble? Who you believe matters.
On October 29th 2018… Lion Air flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea just after take off. Killing all 189 people on board. The downed plane was a new Boeing 737 Max 8. On March 10th 2019… Ethiopian Flight 302 crashed, killing all 157 people on board. The plane was also a Boeing 737 Max…
What’s happening with Healthcare?
In the year 2000 the S&P500 Index started a two and a half year 49% drop. There was one sector that stood out more than any other. It was Healthcare. Yes, Healthcare got hit, but it only fell 17%, during a time period when the Nasdaq fell 76% and the S&P500 fell 49%. So only…
Did U.S. stocks just lose their leadership position?
Your goal is to head north. I’m telling you this and not suggesting it. So you go to the bus station and you see three bus routes: North, South and Around-Town. The southbound bus has a party taking place on it. People are laughing. Drinking. Dancing and having a great time. I mean they are…
Are you walking into investment chaos again?
Many years ago when I worked one-on-one with clients, I would send them a package in the mail. In one of the packages there was a little mirror. And on the back of the mirror there was a question. The question read: Who is causing all of your problems?(Turn over for answer.) It was a…
140 Characters, Your Retirement & McDonalds
For good or bad, many people live in a 140 Character world. We live in a world where sound bites and “gotchas” attract the most clicks (attention). One of my close friends from years ago always wanted to debate me. And because his brain was one that could easily and immediately bring up data from…
