Investing Is Not a Game
“You can’t invest without trading, but you can trade without investing. … [T]hinking you’re investing when all you’re doing is…
Four Lessons Delivered in 2020
Sometimes, it takes years for key investment lessons to play out to the point we get to say, “See? Told…
Is Value Investing Still of Value?
I’ve often posted blogs about the perils of trying to time the market or pick individual stocks. I hope these…
Should Investors Buy Individual Stocks?
Individual Stocks are Likely Bad Investments (Speculating) that Result in Underperforming the Market Long-Term In most walks of life, rugged…
Stop trying to correct for market corrections — revisited
In 2015, I published an extended series of “financial stop-doing” posts, suggesting what investors could STOP doing, if they wanted…
Is there going to be a market correction? And, if yes, then what?
Note: Originally posted in August 2014 and updated in September 2015, we have again updated this Q&A to reflect 2017…
An Odd Way to Invest
Today’s post is inspired by a recent conversation with my two teenage kids. They were humouring me one day,…
Q&A: Should you buy into Bitcoin?
It’s hard to ignore all the recent commentary on investment trends like bitcoins, block chains and cryptocurrency. But why all…
Advisor bias happens too
As a financial advisor, I am biased. Not because of my profession, mind you, but because of my humanity. All…
Q&A: Stock markets are at all time highs … should we sell?
Here’s a question I received recently, which rhymes with many I’ve heard before: Now that the Dow has hit 20,000,…