How Does Cash Feel
When the stock market has been going up for multiple years and you are sitting in cash, it can feel crappy. Looking backward you can calculate the dollars you do not have by missing out 8% growth or 10% […]
Investing Intelligence
Chart Action: Yield Curve Mania
Bond maturities and their yields are related. Typically, bonds with longer maturities pay higher yields. Why? Because the longer a bondholder must wait for the bond’s principal to be repaid, the greater the risk compared to an identical bond with […]
Bad Success
“Every great power is dangerous for the beginner. You must therefore wield them as you are able, but in harmony with nature.” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 3.13.20 The worst thing we all do is bet big when we think we have […]
Wall Street Speak
Fear of the unknown need not prevent you from studying the financial pages and understanding the evening stock reports on your favorite radio or TV station. A short course in “Wall Street Speak” can help unlock the wealth of information […]
Chart Action: A Reminder
J.P Morgan puts out a quarterly Guide to the Markets. It’s a great resource filled with a ton of valuable data. What’s crazy is that investors can look at the same data and come to completely different opinions. Someone sees […]
