The stock market just got a lot more interesting lately.

I guess this is kind of like a confession. Forgive me, dear readers, for I have sinned.

Control is not for everyone. But if you insist on going all-in on an investment, you would be foolish to go without it.

Retirement isn’t necessarily easy. You have to work at it. You need a game plan for it.

If you can accurately forecast earnings, you have the potential to make a lot of money. Unfortunately, it’s not an easy job.

But you don’t have to accumulate billions to be considered financially successful. Buffett’s wealth shouldn’t be your barometer for success.

Diversification works – and it still matters.

Despite being easy to get into, investing is a hard pursuit to do well over time if you only invest in individual companies.

The tax code is needlessly complex. I would like to think at some point Congress would get the message, but that may be wishful thinking.

Issues involving money are some of the thorniest issues imaginable.

People like to observe other people, and people quickly judge other people’s decisions. It’s natural, though often unhealthy.

If the worst case hits us, no asset will be immune – stocks, farmland, commercial real estate, you name it.

Knowledge is power. That’s not a novel thought of mine. It’s a well-worn saying. But the reason knowledge is power is because of confidence.

Life is chock-full of twists and turns, unexpected detours, and completely unforeseen circumstances. It keeps things interesting.

The best lessons tend to be the simplest. That’s certainly true for investment lessons.

The investment industry, like all others, has been transformed over the past few decades.

Sometimes when things are too calm for too long, you start to get suspicious. Parents to younger children know this all too well.

The stock market is not your friend.

There are thousands of intelligent, articulate, and well-meaning citizens of this world. Many are tremendously convincing, too.

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.