A Periodic Reminder
Sometimes when things are too calm for too long, you start to get suspicious. Parents to younger children know this all too well.
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- Aug 16
- 2 min
Silver-Tongued Soothsayers
There are thousands of intelligent, articulate, and well-meaning citizens of this world. Many are tremendously convincing, too.
- Aug 2
- 3 min
It’s Easier Than You Think
Doing well as an investor isn’t hard. In fact, too often investors make it far harder than it needs to be.
Simple beats complex.
- Jul 19
- 3 min
A Common Investing Disease
Fear is always in the air, but there are occasionally epic outbreaks of this emotion when it comes to financial markets.
- Jun 28
- 3 min
Interest Rates Are High
But it’s fair and reasonable to say interest rates today are high. We have actual data to prove it.
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
Well, It Happened
Financial markets go up. But they also go down, as we have been painfully reminded in 2022. Given what’s already occurred, I wanted to...
- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min
The Art of Distraction
Have you ever watched a magic trick and were mesmerized by how the magician pulled it off? For example, a common trick by magicians is to...
- Sep 27, 2022
- 3 min
Brace Yourself
It’s that time again – time for account statements to roll out to investors. Two words: Brace yourself. The end of September is fast...
- Sep 13, 2022
- 2 min
It’s Always Uncertain
A couple of questions for you: When is the stock market going to recover? How high will interest rates go? When will inflation recede to...
- Aug 29, 2022
- 3 min
Investing Order of Operations
When investing, we often don’t think of an order of operations to maximize our investment dollars. But like math class – multiplication...
- Aug 26, 2022
- 2 min
Passive vs Active Investing
This recent market volatility has many investors wondering if now is a good time to change up their investments. It’s not easy to watch...
- Aug 18, 2022
- 3 min
Getting Real with Returns
Investing can be a fun enterprise when your investments are increasing in value. Like gambling wins, people love to talk about their...
- Aug 5, 2022
- 3 min
Why the Stock Market Goes Up
It sure doesn’t feel like it in 2022, but the stock market in the United States generally goes up. On any given day, it’s virtually a...
- Aug 5, 2022
- 3 min
Stock and Land Investments
We are fortunate to live in an agricultural community. I truly think a connection to the land and an appreciation for how crops are...
- Jul 20, 2022
- 3 min
Keeping Perspective - Quarter 2 Market Update
Most of us know that the stock market will go through down periods. You may even recall events such as the dot-com bubble or The Great...
- Jun 23, 2022
- 3 min
The Market Dropped – What to Do Now?
If you haven’t heard, the market is down. And when I say “market,” you can almost take your pick: stock market, bond market,...
- Jun 16, 2022
- 3 min
Breaking a Promise
In 1997, the U.S. Congress passed legislation that gave birth to a whole new kind of retirement account. They called it a Roth account....
- Jun 9, 2022
- 3 min
Investment Declines Hurt
Opening investment statements – or checking values online – is tremendously gratifying when markets are rising. When markets swing in the...
- May 27, 2022
- 3 min
A 9.6% Guaranteed Return
What if I said I could offer you an investment with a guaranteed return of 9.6%? There’s no chance of loss. Would you be interested?...
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