I recently got an email from a reader wanting to know how I’ve been able to accurately assess market and economic conditions so consistently over the past few years, even though I’m not an investment, economic, or any other type of financial professional.
I thought it best if I answered that question here, for everyone [...]
I’m a big fan of the Roth IRA. I think it’s one of the best retirement savings tools available to the individual investor, and I always try to take advantage of it when I can. But, there were times when I couldn’t contribute.
Back in May of 2006 there was a pretty significant change to the [...]
Instead of writing a new post whenever I sell a stock, I usually write any follow-ups in the comments section of the original post because it makes it easier to follow what I do. But, I have some commentary about UYG that was just too long for a simple comment, so I’m writing another post.
I [...]
If you’ve been a long time reader of my blog and haven’t figured it out just yet, there’s one thing that really jerks my gherkin. It’s the oft-used phrase “it’s different now”. Let me explain why this bothers me.
During the Thrift Savings crisis of the 1980’s new rules were instituted to prevent banking corruption from [...]
I own shares in a private de novo bank named VantageSouth Bank, a small community bank headquartered in Burlington (Alamance County), NC. I bought 100 shares of their stock in 2006 at $11.00/share during their initial public offering, being well-aware that investing in a de novo startup is a risky venture and I could easily [...]
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Is It Safe Yet?
To many investment bankers working on Wall Street, information means everything, while sentiment and uncertainty are to be avoided at all costs. These people are serious about wanting absolute answers before deciding whether it’s safe to move their money out of cash and into equities.
To support my point, here’s recently uncovered video of a [...]