Two Charts for the New Year
I’m thinking that 2025 is going to be different from 2024, even though 2024 was not different from 2023.
The Importance of Diversification
You may or may not know that during the Great Depression, the stock market went down 89%. If you had a $200,000 portfolio, that leaves you with $22,000. Catastrophic. Not to say that will happen again, but… it might.
Nobody Knows How Bonds Work
I began my investing journey at age 23. I got some pamphlet that said I should invest in some bonds to go with my stocks. I didn’t know what a bond was.
The Secret to Investing in the Stock Market
A lot of people think stocks are easy and bonds are hard because there’s a lot of math in bonds.
Financial Infotainment—Make Money and Have Fun
We all know that it is dang near impossible to beat the market over any extended period. We all know that we are better off in index funds.
Protect Your Money with 5 Simple Investments
Individual investors often have no clue what they’re doing.