Category Archives: Peace of Mind
Predicting the Markets
We hear this over and over from those charged with predicting economy and markets. Some will try there entire lives. In the end, the mature ones will acknowledge that markets cannot be predicted. At the end of the video, Greenspan … Continue reading
Should I buy Google at $420?
I’m at the lake this weekend and talking with my 19 year old nephew, Chris, about Google’s current stock price. He’s done some research and thinks at $420 per share, this company may be a buy. “It’s been over $800,” he posits. “It’s a … Continue reading
Keep it Simple
I was reading Bogle this morning (still on chapter 3) and he referrenced William of Occam, a franciscan friar and philosopher famous for his Razor theory. Here it is in three forms: “Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily” or put … Continue reading
Market Timing is a Bad Strategy. Do it Right. Invest!
Investing in the stock market as a market timer is a loser’s game. A good definition of a market timer is anyone making a trade or series of trades based on a prediction about the future. Market timers say things … Continue reading
Enough!
I came across the following quote by David Brooks of The New York Times while reading John Bogle’s new book simply titled Enough. I’ll confess that I had to look up the word “decadence” to be sure of it’s exact … Continue reading