Do elections affect the stock market? Last week I cited an analysis by Vanguard Group which attempted to answer this question. The verdict: “It’s understandable to have concerns about the election. But as far as your portfolio and the markets are concerned, history suggests it will be a nonissue.” [...]
Consistency vs. stubbornness
In The Book of Joan, a tribute to the comedian Joan Rivers, her daughter, Melissa, shares some of her late mother’s quirks. Among them: Her mother always drove 40 miles an hour. Regardless of where she was—on the highway, in a school zone, in the driveway—she always drove 40 miles an hour. Melissa’s [...]
Department of Labor Information Letter 06-03-2020
Does wealth provide advantages? Yes, but it can also invite some unique challenges. Consider country music singer Kane Brown. A little while back, shortly after moving into a new home, he went out for a walk. He told his wife he'd be back in half an hour. But seven hours later, after getting lost, [...]
Extreme Portfolio Makeover, Part IV
A few weeks back, I described how to conduct an “extreme portfolio makeover”—to scour your investments for holdings which no longer fit your financial plan. There are at least seven ways in which an investment might end up in the “doesn’t fit” category. But at a high level, they fall into one of two [...]
Productivity strategies
Truth be told, investing is just one ingredient for financial success. In fact, one of the best routes to financial security is also one of the most obvious: to increase one’s income. In the middle of a pandemic, though, this might seem like a tall order. After all, most people’s work lives—not to [...]
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