It’s Been Too Easy
“Expectation is the root of all heartache.” – William Shakespeare Under promise, over deliver. The universal mental shortcut for managing expectations. Set the bar low,…
Read More
Closest Thing to a Fat Pitch in Investing
“Interest rates go up and down, stock markets boom and bust, but human psychology never changes. I believe that studying how people think about and react to markets—and particularly studying the most common mistakes investors make—can give us an edge...
read more
Retirement Simplicity is Beautiful
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” – Confucius, Chinese philosopher My morning inbox routine, delete, delete, delete… “Boom in Securities-Based…
Read More
Not So Obvious
“Hindsight is 20/20.” – Richard Armour, American comedian What was unclear 12-18 months ago, looks clear as day now. I knew the market would come…
Read More
Predicting Irrational Beasts
“We are emotional, irrational beasts who are emotional and irrational in predictable, pattern-filled ways.” – Chris Voss, author of Never Split the Difference. Stanley sold…
Read More
Internal vs. External Focus
“Do not let what’s out of your control interfere with all the things you can control.” – John Wooden, legendary UCLA basketball coach. I have…
Read More
The Difference Between Amateur and Professional Investors
“Amateurs believe that the world should work the way they want it to. Professionals realize that they have to work with the world as they…
Read More
What the Treasury Market is Saying About Inflation
“Inflation is when you pay $15 for a $10 haircut you used to get for $5 when you had hair.” – Sam Ewing, retired professional…
Read More
Shrinking Life Cycle of an S&P 500 Company
“I’d rather be partly great than entirely useless.” – Neal Shusterman, American author & writer. Let’s face it, it’s fun to buy individual stocks. Maybe…
Read More
The Best Predictor of Stock Returns is Amazingly Simple
“The price of equity is determined in the same way that the price of everything is determined – via forces of supply and demand.” Jesse…
Read More