There’s a lot of noise out there when it comes to investing and markets. We are bombarded every day with news articles, analysis, opinions, and alerts about what’s going on and the reasons for these occurrences. Sometimes common sense is the first to go in…
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Complexity Sells Better
“I would never join a club that would have me as a member.” – Groucho Marx When we pay for an expensive item or service, we usually do so because it will help us perform a task more efficiently, last longer, or allow us to…
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How to Find a Good Advisor
A good advisor can be worth their weight in gold. They can be invaluable to a family or an individual. The wrong advisor can be detrimental. If you’re looking for someone to help you with the complexities of your financial life, I’ve laid out a…
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The 40% Tax Drag You Want To Avoid
“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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