Are Stocks the Best Long-Term Investment?
The two-decade bull market in stocks that ended in 2000 convinced a generation of investors that stocks are the best long-term investment. Dow 36,000...
Stock Returns at Half the Risk
Including dividends, the S&P 500 is now up 7.5% YTD. Not bad. At a 7.5% compounded annual return, you would double your money every...
Vital Intelligence for Investment Success
If you read The Wall Street Journal or the Financial Times, you have likely heard about the “risk trade.” It’s a term journalists have...
Which Portfolio Would You Rather Own?
Given a choice, most investors would rather own the portfolio represented by the blue line in my chart. But in reality, many own something...
Back to Even and Then Some
Are you tired of the media’s nonstop market analysis yet? It’s distracting at best and harmful to your health at worst. With the Dow...
My #1 Diversification Tip
I often write about diversification and the benefits diversification offers to investors. Diversification is said to be the only free lunch in investing. It...
Avoid Australian Equities?
The correlation between Australian stocks and Chinese stocks is near a record high. If you are bearish on China, you probably want to avoid...
90 Million Emotions Wreak Havoc
With the market in a correction and off 10% this quarter, emotions are running high. I want you to take a minute this weekend...
The Most Important Takeaway from the BP Oil Spill
The oil spill in the gulf is an economic and environmental catastrophe. BP made some serious missteps that have cost the company and gulf...
Simple Arithmetic Vital to Your Investment Success
My arithmetic of portfolio losses chart shows the return necessary to break even after incurring a loss. The horizontal axis shows the assumed portfolio...