Featured Articles: Good Writing From Around The Web Generating Alpha Sows the Seeds of Its Own Destruction It’s a cautionary tale. Attempting outperformance leads to underperformance. Going to the Gym in the Dark This is an excellent way to build your “overcoming adversity” muscles. How to Be Healthy in a Dopamine-Seeking Culture And this: The

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These are fundamentals of investing. Successful lifetime investors remain aware of these two realities at all times. When most people hear them in a calm setting within the context of long-term planning, they agree. They don’t push back at all. It just makes sense. It is a fact that doesn’t need proof. It is the

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Thanks Michael for the conversation. I appreciate the opportunity to talk about the vision my brother and I had so long ago. ABOUT THE EPISODE “When you think about your finances, stop predicting, start planning and stay mindful.” Jonathan DeYoe Most people have free-floating anxiety about anything to do with money. However, embracing mindfulness in

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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

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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

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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

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The standard – Oxford English Dictionary – definition of risk is: Noun: A situation involving exposure to danger.       Verb: To expose (someone or something valued) to danger, harm, or loss. It is easy to see how both the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) transferred this

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Brett and I had a great discussion about the importance of “going inside” – finding out what truly matters to us as a first step on our path to financial wellbeing – then creating a plan and putting it into action. Thanks for having me on the show, Brett! ABOUT THE EPISODE Episode Details Here  ABOUT

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Yes! No. Maybe? No one knows, and it doesn’t matter to long-term, goal-focused, and planning-driven investors. Always remember, the market cannot be timed. By definition, no one knows for sure that we’re in a recession while we’re in the recession. A recession is 2 consecutive quarters of GDP decline, and they’re “called” by the National

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