In January of 1946, a man named Stanislaw Ulam found himself confined to a hospital bed, having suffered an encephalitis attack. A brilliant scientist and a veteran of the Manhattan Project, Ulam wasn't the type to sit idly while he recuperated. Instead, after playing innumerable games of solitaire [...]
Earlier this week, Fed chairman Jerome Powell appeared before Congress and spoke in serious terms about the country's debt situation. It is worth understanding what Powell said—and how that might impact your investments. Powell's message: “The U.S. federal government is on an unsustainable fiscal [...]
James Clear, in his bestselling book Atomic Habits, provides a thought-provoking illustration: Suppose a plane takes off from Los Angeles on its way to New York. But, after taking off, the pilot turns the nose of the plane by an almost imperceptible 89 inches. Where will the plane end up? The [...]
I hope you are enjoying the holidays and looking forward to the new year. But before we turn the page on 2018, I thought I would recap some of the topics that were of most interest to readers this year: The market Warren Buffett once compared the stock market to an unstable, irrational [...]
Pablo Picasso was one of the most influential, prolific and financially successful artists of the twentieth century. Yet, if you had visited his studio at the peak of his career, you might have guessed otherwise. In short, it was a mess, and his work schedule was, at best, leisurely. On a normal [...]