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        The Best Article I Have Ever Written

        I have been creating behavioral finance content for eight years now. Some of the content [...]

        30
        Jan
        Happy New Week!

        I honestly can’t stand New Year’s Day. OK, it isn’t the day itself, especially if [...]

        11
        Jan
        Is it Better to Be Nice or Honest?

        What do you say – Is it better to be nice or honest? It goes [...]

        13
        Dec
        We Only Anchor Up

        It has been said that investors are irrational. It should also be said that humans [...]

        25
        Nov
        Get On (or Off) the ARKK!

        ARKK has been one of the most popular investments over the past few years. It [...]

        04
        Nov
        Everything is Relative

        Whenever we make a judgment or form an opinion, we make it relative to something [...]

        17
        Oct
        The Goldman Touch is Not the Midas touch

        In my 20+ years experience as an investment advisor, I am surprised at how much [...]

        03
        Oct
        My 2nd Ride Along With St Paul Police

        Last summer I rode along with a friend of mine, who is a St Paul [...]

        26
        Sep
        The Unreliability of Economists & Strategists

        Investors are constantly bombarded with economic and stock market forecasts. These “experts,” as they are [...]

        10
        Sep
        Smart Money Makes Another Dumb Mistake

        Institutional and professional money managers are sometimes referred to as “smart money.” I honestly don’t [...]

        13
        Aug
        Conviction vs Overconfidence – An Example From MicroStrategy

        There is a fine line between having conviction in a security (or portfolio) and being [...]

        08
        Aug
        3 Costliest Mistakes Investors Make

        It has been said that investing is simple, but not easy. I would agree with [...]

        30
        Jul
        Earnings Season is Here. Investors Shouldn’t Care

        Recent headlines excitedly announced that earnings season has arrived. This is certainly an exciting time [...]

        18
        Jul
        When ‘Wait and See’ Is The Right Investment Strategy

        There are times when it is easy to invest, and times when it is easier [...]

        08
        Jul
        Alternative Investments – Alternative Ways to Lose Money?

        Alternative investments consist of any asset that doesn’t fit an existing, traditional asset class such [...]

        30
        Jun
        Viewpoint of ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ is Useless

        I find it interesting that a lot of market pundits will state that they are [...]

        07
        Jun
        Weathering the Storm With Greater Conviction

        We have had quite a volatile start to 2022, and there is no assurance the [...]

        02
        Jun
        Will a Recession Occur? The Best Response to That Question

        Investors love to spend an insane amount of time and energy on things that are [...]

        10
        May
        Chasing Performance, Fueled by Hope

        Whether we want to admit it or not, we are impacted by past performance. The [...]

        26
        Apr
        The Downside of Managing Risk

        Risk management is an often used term in the financial industry, by providers of financial [...]

        20
        Apr
        Signaling Your Value Through Your Fee Schedule

        The majority of advisors charge clients using an asset under management (AUM) fee schedule. This [...]

        11
        Apr
        There is a Crypto Bubble, But Not Where You Think

        Crypto currencies started gaining widespread attention when Bitcoin made its first parabolic move to $2,000 [...]

        31
        Mar
        How Behavioral Biases Crushed Peloton’s Business

        Peloton did amazingly well during the pandemic. Now the company is facing financial hardship and [...]

        21
        Mar
        Why Don’t We Tip at McDonald’s?

        Tips have been ingrained in certain segments of American culture for decades. Tips have historically [...]

        28
        Feb
        Some Thoughts on Thinking

        Thinking is something we do all the time; sometimes without even recognizing it. Yet, we [...]

        21
        Feb
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