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The Trouble With Markets and the Top-Down Approach

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 [...]

To Clarify For Some Surprised Listeners

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, [...]

Weekly Trading Podcast Episode 3

Episode 3: Passive Investing for Beginners
Cheat sheet:
Vanguard Bonds
Vanguard Funds

Weekly Trading Podcast Episode 1

My first of a new series of weekly podcasts about trading, finance and investing. Enjoy!

Contrarian? Only in a Bear Market

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 [...]