Markets, like people, have behaviors and personalities. Sometimes they are calm, simple to analyse, straight forward to observe and analyse. Other times they are puzzling, but depending on the circumstances, participants can be forgiving. Sometimes they defy what we would consider ‘investing laws of gravity’. Many of the anti-US economy proponents are convinced that the [...]
I’ve had a private message or two from people expressing shock about my chart in the post below showing long term Bond performance rate being around 8%. Yes, for us Gen Yers this seems really high – but a quick look at the historical rate for 30-year T-Bonds shows that interest rates today are really, [...]
Episode 3: Passive Investing for Beginners
Cheat sheet:
Vanguard Bonds
Vanguard Funds
My first of a new series of weekly podcasts about trading, finance and investing. Enjoy!
Skimming through the usual blog/message board/mainstream media’s ice cream sundae of information, I’ve noticed a common theme with the “buy and hold” peddlers, those so called “finance” types… But in truth, most are just glorified salesmen who haven’t a clue about what they’re actually selling.
I admit, there is some truth in the advice that one [...]
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