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Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web What’s the Secret to Happiness? My dad would love this. He would read it and quote Polonius’ instruction to Laertes: “This above all: to thine own self be true.” Happiness begins with knowing ourselves. Mindfulness Hurts. That’s Why It Works. Confronting our challenges hurts. Ignoring reality and …
This is a really important distinction to know about. Whether you notice the storytelling or not… it is happening all the time. The more you notice it, the less you suffer. An Acute Personal Example For those of you who are relatively new to this blog or newsletter, my brother died last year – the …
Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web OPINION: It May Be Time to Rethink the Emphasis on Taking Calculus in High School How many high school graduates go on to really use trigonometry and calculus? Maybe we should teach statistics (or economics) instead. I Got Lost Hiking in the California Sierra. Here’s How I …
With markets down into almost-bear-market-territory, nerves are fraying and questions are being asked. It is perhaps time for another reminder that, “This too shall pass.” The following is the market data surrounding all the bear markets (or near bear markets) in the S&P 500 since its inception on March 4th, 1957. In the 26 years …
A “Bear Market” is usually defined as the condition in which the price of a market falls – on a closing basis – 20% (or more) from recent highs amid widespread negative investor sentiment. That’s the definition. Can you tell me: Are we in a Bear Market? It depends. Your answer to the question, “Are …
Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web How To Make New Friends as An Adult—And Keep Them Just a quick thank you to some old friends, Gary, Chris, Jay, and John… and a new one, Sven. I would be a disaster without you. The Mental Health Consequences of Staring at Yourself on Zoom All …
Mindful Investing: Better Investing Outcomes; Less Suffering This is the working title of my 2nd book. The idea is a simple one. There are lots of people who promise better investment outcomes. If you have paid attention for the last 3 months on this blog, you know what I think of those promises. I wanted …
Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Why American Teens Are So Sad I worry a lot (too much?) about my kids’ state of mind… for ALL of these reasons. Employee Performance Vs. Trust What matters most to employers – Trust or Performance – often depends on the size of the business. Asset Allocation …
Last week we introduced two different definitions of risk. Loss of principal Uncertainty about lifetime consumption This week I want to place those definitions into the context of a lifetime financial plan to help with the understanding that, while investment bankers and analysts define the risk of a particular investment in terms of the loss …
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