It’s that time of year again—when magazine editors put on their Nostradamus hats to offer up get-rich-quick schemes for the new year. “What China’s Best Investor is Buying Now,” reads the cover of Fortune, along with “40 Stocks for the New Decade.” And they even praise perennially unpopular Goldman [...]
What’s not to like
Very often, people challenge me with the following question: When building portfolios, why don’t I include real estate investment trusts (REITs)? By way of background, REITs are large, diversified real estate companies. Some own office buildings, while others own apartments, hotels, shopping [...]
The Gladwell approach to investing
Acclaimed author Malcolm Gladwell talks about the importance of adding “candy” to his writing. By this, he is referring to the side-notes, trivia and factoids that he uses to hold readers’ interest. Gladwell is quick to note, however, that writing can’t be all candy, with no “main course,” just as [...]
The most wonderful time of the year?
Turn on the radio at this time of year, and you're bound to hear the holiday classic “It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” My question: From an investor’s perspective, is this, in fact, the most wonderful time of the year? It turns out that it is. According to a 2017 paper titled [...]
The wisdom of Harry Browne
If the name Harry Browne doesn’t ring a bell, I wouldn't be surprised. Though he was twice a presidential candidate, he never captured more than 1% of the vote. To my knowledge, though, Browne was the only financial advisor ever to run for the White House. As a Libertarian, some of Browne’s [...]
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