When it comes to money, being an adult has provided an ongoing-financial education. Running my own business, dealing with life’s expenses, and planning for the future teach me much valuable lessons every…
Category: Money & Investing
A Tale of Two Stock Picks
Interesting story: First of all, let’s establish that to date, my wife and I are not “stock pickers.” We have focused on index funds. However, a few years ago, my wife started…
Rewards Card Update (Yes, I’m Giving Thanks!)
First off, Happy Thanksgiving! Today I’d like to write an update on our rewards credit card, which we got a few years ago. I was a bit cautious about it at the…
The Magical Savings Snowball
As I have written before, I am a big fan of compounding. It excites me to no end to think of the power of money that I have invested growing over time….
Hey, Mr. Investing Junkie, Lay Off the Rat Poison!
Recently I have spent a lot studying websites like portfoliocharts.com and portfoliovisualizer.com. First, let me say these are fantastic sites. I often find myself enjoying their rich wealth of data about the…
The Investing Research Junkie and the Unsolvable Riddle
I have long since surpassed the amount of study the average investor needs to do a solid job as an investor. At this point, you might say that I am a bit…
The Post-Bear Market Bounce Back
Since the stock market bottomed out back in March, it has been on a (mostly) steady climb back up, notwithstanding last week‘s declines. How quickly the crash (ie bear) became a boom…
Keep It In Perspective!
Yesterday, the stock market took a plunge, with the S&P dropping 3.53%. My friend Greg, who started the investing discussion group I am a part of (you can visit our website here…
It’s Not the Subject (It’s How It Feels)
I have written a lot (as in A LOT A LOT) on this blog about delighting in things that I enjoy. Well, recently, I have been blissing out thinking through some adjustments…
Personal Takeaways from Investing in 2020
So here we are, mid October. Somehow the crazy roller coaster ride that has been 2020 is actually approaching its final months. Can you believe it? (Worry not… you will be able…