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As much as I value the unfettered access to information the internet provides, I recognize the potential harm that too much information can cause. Take, for example, a friend of…
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Why Should You Diversify?
When international stock returns lag, investors may feel tempted to double down on their home market. Historical data suggests the long-term benefits of diversifying globally. Why Should You Diversify? With…
Where’s the Value?
From 1928–2017 the value premium, the return difference between stocks with low relative prices (value) and stocks with high relative prices (growth), in the US had a positive annualized return…
Is Your Estate Plan Keeping Up with the Digital Age?
Who will get to read your emails and blog posts when you die? Can my kids get copies of my digital photos and mp3 music files after I pass away?…
Investing Is A Lot Like Jeans…
It isn’t uncommon to ask yourself, “Why doesn’t everyone just hold the same investments, since we all want to make money?” However, the process of creating and maintaining an investment…
Darkness Before Dawn?
We are not even six months removed from a period when many economists were predicting we’d see a double-dip recession. During times like these, confidence of the average investor is…
Compromise on Taxes?
Deal Nearly Completed You’ve no doubt heard stories this week that the Obama Administration and Republican leaders have negotiated an end-of-year tax deal which will, among other things, extend the…
You, Too, Can Balance the Federal Budget
Be Your Own Congressman Want to have a little mindless fun? Try balancing the federal budget in ten minutes or less. Believe it or not, you can actually do this…
The Information Risk Premium: Danger and Opportunity
When you step back and look at the investment landscape, it is sometimes helpful to ask yourself if anything really IS different this time; to try to determine what has…
One Man’s View on The State of the Economy
The question on the mind of many investors has to be: where is the U.S. and world economy headed? Are we moving toward a double-dip recession, or is the economy…
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