Every once in a while an arcane topic jumps from obscurity into the headlines. Such was the case this week when everyone was talking about the “short squeeze” on Wall Street. Below I’ll explain what happened then offer thoughts on how you might respond. What does it mean to short a stock? In [...]
Organizing your financial life for your heirs
A few years back, I found myself in an emergency room, thinking I had a serious condition. As I sat there, I worried about my family, including my wife and young children. But I also worried that if I didn’t come home, my wife wouldn’t have a clear picture of our finances. Fortunately, the health [...]
What’s (really) driving the market
Last week the Capitol was invaded by an angry mob. And this week, the president was impeached. Meanwhile, if you had been looking only at the stock market, you wouldn’t have had any idea. Not only is the market higher today than it was the day before this all started, but the VIX—the market’s “fear [...]
How to map out your financial year
It’s getting to be that time when new year’s resolutions start falling by the wayside. Most people don’t worry too much about this. But it would be nice if there were a way to give resolutions more of a shelf life. Todd Herman, a performance coach who has trained dozens of Olympic athletes, [...]
What was missing from Finance 101
When I think back to Finance 101, what I recall, more than anything, is formulas—a whole lot of formulas. First came the calculation for present value, then formulas for valuing bonds, stocks, options, futures, forwards and all sorts of other financial instruments. This was interesting. But with [...]
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