Land has been the favored investment for centuries. It’s often referred to as the oldest form of wealth, which would make it the oldest investment.

The stock market hates uncertainty. More to the point, investors hate uncertainty. Not knowing what will happen next is what drives the stock market to react to events with a bipolar flair.

Your job as an investor is to figure out which cost is more painful for you and then build a portfolio that minimizes your future regret.

Your general aim as an investor should be to bury your toes in the sand, not your head. You’re not an ostrich.

I think the best way to explain why SpaceX is valued so highly, despite its losses, is to consider a cow.

When the market seemingly goes in one direction, why would anyone pull back the reins?

A slight advantage over time is all it takes to do well.

There is no bell that rings at market tops.

“What did the stock market do today?” This is a question I hear a lot.

It is deceptively difficult to outperform an investment that just tracks the performance of the overall stock market, owning the entire market rather than only a few companies that you think are poised for impressive growth.

What is this action that is so devastating to investors’ future wealth? Simply this: going all out of the stock market.

That being said, news isn’t all bad. It can be incredibly useful. As investors, we need to find the balance between getting informed by the news and becoming influenced by it.

The feeling of contentment doesn’t kick in at some magical point after you’ve reached an elusive financial marker. It’s a mindset.

As much as I love stocks, I cannot deny that real estate packs one punch that stocks simply can’t deliver. So let’s talk about why real estate is an attractive place to invest money.

The stock market works because we humans – and particularly, we Americans, with our market-based capitalistic economy – push for newer, better, and faster ways to do things.

The two biggest building blocks for any investment portfolio tend to be stocks and bonds. Both are vital. And I want to convince you that both should be in your portfolio.

Timing is everything when it comes to stocks, but the odds are heavily stacked against anyone who tries timing the stock market.

“Predictions are hard…especially about the future.”

Over several decades of talking to investors, watching them, and advising them, I’ve decided there are four investor types.

Investing in the stock market isn’t for the faint of heart. Stock investors periodically get blindsided by events that wreak havoc on their portfolios. There are things that come out of nowhere that collapse prices.