A Million Dollar’s Plus Seven Years Is The Secret To A Cushy Retirement
Retirement planning is one of those tricky subjects that leads to millions of finance articles and $1,000 seminars dedicated to talking about (preying upon?) the insecurities of individuals as they...
View ArticleWhy Do Some Families Get Richer With Each Generation, And Others Get Poorer?
There was a write about a half-century ago named John O’Hara. He was a cranky guy with a wide variety of interests, and although he had a large number of critics, he was good enough to persuade fellow...
View ArticleWealth Inequality In The United States
I’m showing you this video not for the editorial content—one of the deep flaws in arguments about wealth is that, when someone is making $1,000,000 compared to someone making $50,000, the rhetorical...
View ArticleFirst Impressions! Anchoring! Underrated Forces Of The Universe!
I want to discuss with you a phenomenon that has applications in the investing world and beyond: anchoring. Simply put, anchoring occurs when someone tells you a fact or opinion, and then you use that...
View ArticleWhat Is The Best Argument Against Blue-Chip Dividend Investing?
I received an interesting private question from a reader recently, asking me what I thought was the best argument against blue-chip dividend investing. I loved that question, and with his permission, I...
View ArticleDividend Stocks Forever: An Endangered Species?
In One Up On Wall Street (p. 19), Peter Lynch once remarked that “if anybody’s responsible for the disappearing dividend, it’s the U.S. government, which taxes corporate profits, then taxes corporate...
View ArticleHow Can You Trust The System When People Are Taunting Cops Around You?
Check out this video, taken last week in Oakland and broadcast on “Channel 4 KRON” on the February 11th nightly news. The video shows a man loading a weapon and firing it in the air, with the people...
View ArticleAndrew Kahr: The Man Responsible For High Credit Card Fees, Interest Rates,...
There is a BP gas station by where I live that uses a deceptive business practice to cajole people into patronizing it. The gas station owner posts a price that is $0.20 below the Shell Oil station...
View ArticleWhen Professionals Fail In Their Personal Lives
To any remaining readers of this site— I apologize for my unexpected hiatus from the site—hopefully I’ll get some good updates up in the next week or so. My absence has been due to primarily two...
View ArticleThe Kelly Blazek Kerfuffle, Walt Disney, And Second Chances
Add this to the list of things I’ve been thinking about but haven’t reached a conclusion—whether the “fall” of Kelly Blazek is a good thing or a bad thing for our civilization. For those of you who...
View ArticleMy Dear, Albert Camus Could Flat Out Write
My dear, In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was,...
View ArticleSix Investing Principles From Warren Buffett’s 2013 Shareholder Letter
You don’t need to be an expert in order to achieve satisfactory investment returns. But if you aren’t, you must recognize your limitations and follow a course certain to work reasonably well. Keep...
View Article2014: The Year Big Banks Returned To Trouble
Six years. That’s how long it takes financial institutions to start forgetting the scars and nightmares of the credit crisis that came out in full force in September 2008 and extended throughout much...
View ArticleThis Lear Capital Commercial Is Terrible And Predatory
The most dangerous financial shift that has occurred in the United States in the past thirty years has been the shift from the pension system to one dominated by 401(k)’s. You’re going to get bad...
View ArticleShould You Buy The T Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund?
I received a reader question asking whether the T Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund is a good selection for those of you that don’t have self-directed 401(k) options. Over the past year, the T Rowe...
View ArticleThe Brilliant Market Psychology Of The Quicken Loans Bracket With Warren Buffett
I’ve spent the past hour in awe of the excellent marketing during the first four days of “March Madness” done by Quicken Loans with their “billion-dollar” promotion that has gotten a lot of attention...
View ArticleParents Raised Money For Baseball Team, Judge Uses Title IX To Tear Down...
Students and parents of student at Plymouth Salem High School in Michigan have been dealing with one of the grossest overreaches of Title IX legislation in recent memory. Here’s a useful summary from a...
View ArticleTaco Bell’s Ronald McDonald Commercial Is Brilliant Advertising
I’m a sucker for a good commercial, particularly one with a competitive edge that indicates “I’m here to win.” The United States has largely moved away from producing those kinds of ads over the past...
View ArticleHow To Become A Better And More Successful Investor
If you’re looking to take your game to the next level, here’s an excellent habit to develop: Anytime you encounter a data point or statistic that tells you about the supposed quality of a given...
View ArticleColgate Palmolive: The Best Dividend Stock In The World?
Even though I’ve generally anointed The Coca-Cola Company as the signature stock that I associate this website with, I’m opening myself to the possibility that perhaps Colgate-Palmolive should be the...
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