It’s a Shame You Don’t Make More Money
Yes, you may feel it’s a shame you don’t make more money. But you don’t want to make the mistake of being more aggressive...
The Takeaway from Buffett’s Decision to hire Todd A. Combs
This week, Berkshire Hathaway announced that Todd A. Combs would be joining Berkshire as an investment manager and likely successor to Warren Buffett in...
A Steaming Stew of Toxic Bonds
With short-term interest rates pinned near zero and long rates moving downward on the prospect of more Fed money printing, conservative investors and savers...
You, Me and WB: Warren Buffett’s Most Important Advice
Becky and I refinanced our house this week, locking in a 15-year rate. This should be great news, since we will be paying less...
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...
An Investment Strategy Guaranteed to Win
In investing there is only one variable that an investor can control, and that is cost. Cost is vital to your long-term investment success....
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...
The #1 Investment in the World
You may recently have read the outstanding, in-depth article from Sports Illustrated “Sports Genes,” by David Epstein, who points out that “good genes” don’t...
A Ticking Bomb
On Monday morning while driving to Boston for a meeting, I was listening to the news while waiting for the start of the award-winning...
Stay Defensive
Confidence in the economic recovery is improving, and retail investors are moving back into equities. Here are four reasons to remain defensive in the face of this renewed optimism: