In a recent post, I wrote about the incredible returns that can be achieved by being a long-term shareholder. But finding stocks that can actually survive 20+ years is trickier than it sounds. Back in the 1950’s, corporations in the S&P 500 had an average lifespan of 61 years. Finding long-lived stocks wasn’t a problem then.
However, in recent years the life-expectancy of publicly traded stocks has diminish significantly…
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With meme-stocks constantly in the news these days, the investing media spends a lot of time (perhaps too much) talking what meme stocks are doing on any given day.
“Gamestop shoots up 20% today!” “Investors retreat, as BBY crashes by 25%!” “AMC spikes 100% in a single day!”
Every day it’s the same nonsensical reporting about the stock price of each touted meme stock…
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With most of the population in Washington state getting vaccinated by the end of May, things have finally started to open back up again. The pandemic is subsiding here, and it seems like life is (slowly) returning to normal.
As you might expect, our travel adventures resumed in May as well. We took full advantage of the fine May weather, and went camping on Washington’s coast, near a small town called Ocean Shores…
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Investors like to believe they make rational decisions based on available data. Do they really though? We know from experience that humans are far from completely rational beings. People get emotional and make mistakes all the time. There’s also a large number of cognitive biases we have to contend with…
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Clearly, you are a genius. Every investment you’ve made this year is up over 15%. Your decision to buy that [XYZ] asset was outstanding and clearly the correct decision, because the market price has gone way-way UP since you purchased it! I bet it’s tough being so smart!
Warren Buffett had better look-out, because you’re clearly gunning for the title of “World’s Best Investor”. He doesn’t stand a chance compared to your stock picking ability!
Some of your “not so great” investments are even doing pretty well…
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It’s been a long time since I’ve written a post about snack foods. Over the years, I’ve written a number of different blog posts about making snack foods, but for some reason I haven’t written a new one in years.
Go figure!
In the past, I’ve written about the low-cost snacking wonder that is popcorn, and how incredibly good DIY salsa can be. Both are great snacks that can be healthy and ultra affordable… as long as you skip the over-priced commercial products…
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Ahh spring!! Spring really starts to hit the Pacific Northwest when April rolls around. Things finally start to green-up again. It’s also the time of year when our weather starts to turn towards “dryer” and “slightly warmer”.
This is typically when I emerge from my winter hibernation, and start spending a lot more time outside…
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Have you noticed? The cost of a trip to the grocery store or hardware store has risen in recent months. This has the news media doing plenty of fear mongering about inflation.
To be fair, prices of commodities like corn, soybeans, lumber, and iron ore have all more than doubled over the last year. This is an undisputed fact, and certainly concerning…
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If you’re one of the many young people just starting-out on the path to financial independence (or even an older person just trying to catch up), the numbers can seem a little daunting. Using common retirement rules like the “4% rule”, a $1 million dollar portfolio can safely generate a mere $40,000 of income per year.
For many, this seems like a ridiculously small amount of income to earn from such a large amount of saved money. Perhaps you were hoping for a much larger income in retirement…
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