We just passed a major milestone. No, I’m not talking about the 50th anniversary of the... Read More

We just passed a major milestone. No, I’m not talking about the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (although that is certainly worthy of recognition). But while we’re on the... Read More

I’d like to start off today’s issue by asking you a simple question… If you... Read More

I’d like to start off today’s issue by asking you a simple question… If you discovered the key to making a fortune trading stocks, would you share it with the world?... Read More

“What will you do the first time your toddler gets swallowed by a tumbleweed?”  I... Read More

“What will you do the first time your toddler gets swallowed by a tumbleweed?”  I actually ask people that question a couple times a year. It comes up in conversation when tourists... Read More

I have three young boys running around in the yard right now. They seem to be playing... Read More

I have three young boys running around in the yard right now. They seem to be playing “Calvinball.” That’s a game from the old “Calvin & Hobbes” comic strip. ... Read More

The S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average are at all-time highs. The same is true for... Read More

The S&P 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average are at all-time highs. The same is true for the NASDAQ 100 Index and many other market averages. But some important averages remain well below... Read More

It seems worse than it really is… If you read any of the mainstream financial media, you... Read More

It seems worse than it really is… If you read any of the mainstream financial media, you might think that we are on the precipice of another Great Recession. That we are in a correction and... Read More

Just as with many simplified strategies, the “Sell in May and go away” maxim often... Read More

Just as with many simplified strategies, the “Sell in May and go away” maxim often rings true.  But investors who follow this kind of advice could be setting themselves up for... Read More

How to make money in the stock market?  One answer, often said in jest, is to “buy low,... Read More

How to make money in the stock market?  One answer, often said in jest, is to “buy low, sell high.” Of course, the “buy low, sell high” formula, while 100% correct, does... Read More

One of the things investors fear the most is volatility.  And now that volatility has reared... Read More

One of the things investors fear the most is volatility.  And now that volatility has reared its ugly head again in the markets this week, it’s worth looking back and examining just what... Read More

Last week, I read a paper called “How the Wealth Was Won: Factor Shares as Market... Read More

Last week, I read a paper called “How the Wealth Was Won: Factor Shares as Market Fundamentals.” For a slightly wonky student of the markets like me, this paper is the equivalent of a... Read More