The Holy Grail of Investing

The Holy Grail of Investing Sometimes the allure of the myth overwhelms the reality. The reality is that good investing is hard.  The Holy Grail of investing is a system that can be employed to consistently beat the market.  Countless investors have destroyed fortunes in search of this Holy Grail. Factor-based investing, trend-following, technical analysis, Read more about The Holy Grail of Investing[…]

Weekend Reading Links 1/27/17

Links 1/27 It’s hard to believe that January is almost over.  I hope you are still on top of your resolutions.  Remember, that if you can make it 30 days, your odds of success goes up dramatically.  Hang in there, and enjoy some weekend reading. To Start: Amazon has got something for you Star Trek Read more about Weekend Reading Links 1/27/17[…]

Weekend Reading Links 1/20/2017

Hello everyone, and welcome to the first Weekend Reading Links of the New Trump World Order.  I will spare you my feelings on the topic except to say that this is the world we live in now and I still plan to work hard at making myself better and providing as much value to the Read more about Weekend Reading Links 1/20/2017[…]

Here’s How Much You Should Have Saved For Retirement

Have you ever wondered if you have enough saved up for retirement at this point in your life?  If so you are not alone.  In fact, after I was asked again recently “Right now I have xxx in my 401k.  How do you think I’m doing?” I went to go look up some of the Read more about Here’s How Much You Should Have Saved For Retirement[…]

Weekend Reading Links 1/14/2017

This weekend reading links is a short list.  I’ve been gathering some material for a future post, and I still have my retirement planning post coming out soon.  In the meantime, take a moment and read some interesting stuff.   Mr. Gates goes to Africa – and gives reason for optimism on the continent.   Read more about Weekend Reading Links 1/14/2017[…]

Weekend Reading Links 12/30/16

It has been a truly memorable year with plenty of surprises.  I am personally looking forward to 2017, and excited at what it has to offer.  I just finished reading the Walter Isaacsson Ben Franklin biography and I have to recommend it to anyone who either has an interest in American history or just would Read more about Weekend Reading Links 12/30/16[…]

Weekend Reading Links 12/17/16

Well it’s a little late but here are some interesting things I read this past week.   Investing Barry Ritholtz gives us six things to consider as the market reaches new highs.  (Wealthmanagement.com) Brian Singer on the market impact of geopolitics. (blog.williamblairfunds.com)   Technology The Google Self driving car. (Reuters.com) These cyber attacks on the Read more about Weekend Reading Links 12/17/16[…]

Incredible Investors Should Leave Their CAPE at Home

One of my favorite investment writers, and now also podcaster, is Meb Faber.  He always has great insights backed up by lots of data.  However, one of the things that I disagree with him on is the usefulness of CAPE (Cyclically Adjusted Price Earnings) as a valuation metric.  His latest post on the subject (link Read more about Incredible Investors Should Leave Their CAPE at Home[…]