“Stock Market Hits New High” Have you noticed headlines like this lately? Since March of 2009, when the S&P 500 Index hit a low of 666, the market has more than tripled. And it keeps going higher. In fact, headlines like this have become so frequent that they are no longer remarkable. The [...]
Three tips for tackling student loans
Recently, I was speaking with a group of young people — all in their 20s — and noticed that the topic of debt was a recurring theme in our conversation. In fact, I would go further and say that debt seemed to be a truly overwhelming theme for them. One described an oppressive, seven-year car loan. [...]
If you must…
Anyone who follows my work knows that I am a staunch advocate for index funds and believe that stock-picking is a very difficult road. That said, there are some undeniable facts about stock-picking: All of the great fortunes -- Rockefeller, Carnegie, Gates, Buffett -- were earned by way of owning [...]
Does the market “know” anything?
Yesterday saw an odd juxtaposition. In Washington, the Senate conducted hearings into allegations of misconduct inside the White House, with potentially serious implications. Meanwhile, on Wall Street, no one seemed to mind very much. In fact, the market hit a new all-time high on Thursday [...]
Warren Buffett’s best advice
In a classic episode of the TV show Seinfeld, Jerry and his friends invoke the term “bizarro” to describe an odd, alternate version of their own world. This term — bizarro — actually originated in the 1960s, in Superman comics, and it has entered popular usage to refer to any situation which seems [...]
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