“I made 10% on my stock picks last year.” I hear statements like this a lot. And today I’m going to show you how 10% isn’t really 10% and how most people are missing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars of money in their…
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The Purpose of Investing
The funny thing about the markets is that they always seem to be surprising and mind-boggling. They’re like catching soap in the shower, always slipping out of grasp right when you think you’ve got it nailed down. Think about it: how much control do you…
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These Finance Terms Don’t Mean Anything
In the sports world, commentators, beat-writers, reporters, and athletes use lots of meaningless phrases so they can hide their true thoughts or just fill the air: “We’re taking it one game at a time” “He’s a gym rat” “He’s really got a high ceiling” “At…
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Where Do You Put ‘The Tired’
2:01:39 That’s the world record time for the marathon set by distance phenom Eliud Kipchoge in Berlin in 2018 (He unofficially broke 2 hours in 2019). If you’re wondering how your mile pace matches up, Kipchoge’s average pace was 4 minutes 38 seconds per mile….
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Finance Balderdash
A few weeks ago I was invited to attend a breakfast hosted by a national bank and its investment division. The main speaker sounded intriguing, and I for sure wasn’t going to turn down some fresh fruit and bacon, so I accepted the invitation. Before…
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