In the first Sunday Reads of the Summer we’re looking at real estate, market corrections, uranium stocks, the Bogle effect and more. Also, I came out of the bullpen, back as a relief writer for MoneySense. Summer is heating up, and I hope that you’ll be able to keep your cool and put your portfolio […]
It’s portfolio checkup time on the Sunday Reads.
Next week, the Sunday Reads will fall on boxing day. And for the record, I will not be rushing through the doors (throwing elbows) trying to get my hands on the 3 large screen TVs selling at 80% off! at Best Buy. Yes, the year is drawing to a close. As the first full year […]
The Money Master book review on the Sunday Reads.
Happy first Sunday of December. In 20 days, that big guy in the red suit hops in his sleigh and miraculously flies around the world delivering presents to all of the good boys and girls. The trip is accomplished in several hours. That is almost as incredible as Elon Musk sticking a landing with a […]
Was the F.I.R.E. movement doused by the pandemic?
F.I.R.E is an acronym for Financial Independence Retire Early. It is a very popular movement that gets a lot of attention in the blogosphere and on social media. The idea is to eat excess amounts of ramen noodles, squeeze your budget until it squeals, save 90% of your income, invest like crazy in an all-stock […]
The world’s richest borrow to invest. On Weekend Reads.
This week I came across a more than surprising article. The article referenced a report from UBS in Switzerland. They handle investment accounts for many of the richest folks on earth. What was surprising is that many of them borrowed monies to invest at or near the recent market bottom. Don’t they have enough? Or […]
The COVID Effect: Millennials Understand the True Cost of Barista-Brewed Coffee.
It is hard to overstate just how intensely the Covid situation has affected the World’s financial system. Before March, the stock market enjoyed its longest uninterrupted bull market. Until then, the U.S. enjoyed 11 years without a recession. Then within a month that all changed. We went from having a 50-year low unemployment rate to […]