Necessary Evils
We all know intellectually that things can’t be good forever. “All good things come to an end.” I think there’s a step beyond just tolerating this truth. There’s also a perfection to necessary evil. Bear markets,…
Read MoreThe Investor’s Leap Of Faith
Sometimes I hear investors, experienced and novice both, refer to stock market investing as ‘adult gambling’. While a bit strange and redundant considering you must be an adult to legally gamble, I understand the sentiment. The…
Read MoreWe Have Met The Enemy, And He Is Us
Maybe you remember the Walt Kelly cartoon from 1971 about pollution: “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” Most speed bumps in life I can trace back to my own transgressions. Forgive my golf…
Read MoreThe Great Resignation – More Like, The Great Transition
“The Great Resignation is real.” I recently went for a walk with a close friend, and he used this line in reference to people leaving his current employer. It resonated as the conversations I’ve had in…
Read MoreDefining Simplicity
Simplicity is a concept that most agree is worth integrating in our lives. I’ve never heard someone say, “I’d really like to complicate my life more.” But, I’ve heard plenty say, “It’d sure be nice to…
Read MoreOne Thing At A Time
A boss in my early 20s said to me once in passing: “One thing at a time, right?” Who knows what preoccupied me. But do I ever remember feeling called out. He put his finger right…
Read More10 Traits Of Happy Investors
1. They don’t secretly demonize or idolize money. A happy investor recognizes two sides of the same coin: that they could want all the money or resist money. Either way, they’ll be caught in the same…
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