Every day, financial journalists have to write about why the market moved. They interview market…
Maybe the Sky Will Fall: Predictions of Impending Doom
I got into exchange-traded investments in the late 1980s in the form of commodity futures.…
Scary Headlines: How About Just Ignoring Them?
Americans love drama. The four most-watched TV shows in 2018 were all dramas, and of…
What Others Think: How Much are the Opinions of Others Worth?
In our daily lives, people often express their opinions about what we’re doing. To a…
The U.S. Dollar is King … For Now
It’s remarkable how many times I get asked if the U.S. dollar will always be…
How Do You Know When To Sell?
Since March 2009, the best investment strategy in the stock market has been to hold…
Shutterfest 2018: Mayhem & Madness Over Two Crazy Days
Every year, right after Easter, over 2,000 photographers gather in St. Louis, Missouri, for ShutterFest,…
Is History Repeating Itself, or Is This Time Different?
Mark Twain once reportedly said that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. On…