Using a Lifestyle Reserve To Ride Out Market Storms
You may have noticed, we seem to be at the beginning, end or middle of an especially rocky ride in…
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…
Investing fads: Quack like a duck and you may get plucked
It’s now been nearly a decade since investors have had to face down a bad bear market. Long enough, apparently,…
Another Year’s Worth of Investing Advice (Still a Five-Minute Read)
Around this time last year, I shared some of my favorite excerpts from my 2016 investing advice posts. I published…
Battle of the Brains: Market Portfolio 1, Fancy Hedge Fund 0
Over a decade and after costs, which approach should come out ahead: investing in a simple, S&P 500 index fund,…
Interest rates are rising (or falling): What should I do with my bond investments?
Question: What should I do about bond market news? Answer: There is rarely a lack of breaking news related to…
What’s the best way to lower volatility?
There are many kinds of investors, but I’ve never met any who enjoy volatility. Unfortunately, since the early summer the…