Tag: stocks

Nudge Me When This Book Is Over

I really thought I’d find this book interesting. Nope.

Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein started off with some concepts on decision making that are interesting to me. Then the … [continue reading]

Investing 101 – The Biggest Lesson

This post is a follow-up to Investing 101 – Before You Invest.

The biggest lesson I’ve learned in the last few years is what I call the Baby Boomer Lie. I’ve covered this on other posts, so forgive … [continue reading]

Walk Away and Taste the Pain, Come Again Some Other Day

On Monday when the market crashed, I was away from my computer. I missed the entire event. In fact, I was having lunch with Market Man who is also bearish on the market. While most investors had their ass … [continue reading]

Can I Have Another Piece of Chocolate Cake?

How does the bailout change my outlook on investing in the next year? Not much. Kirk on Reasons Unbeknowst asked this question in the post The Most Predictable Meltdown in History:

Would you rather get punched in the nose

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My Counter Party Is Over

Back in March, I wrote one of the most popular posts on this site titled Ultra ETFs and Counterparty Risk. It is a long detailed post where I outlined my concern that if a seismic shock to the financial … [continue reading]

Financial Book Picks

In the last few years, I’ve read quite a few books that are related to finance. Here are my favorites broken-down by sub-genre.

Basic Investing

Bull's Eye Investing: Targeting Real Returns in a Smoke and Mirrors Market
Bull’s Eye Investing: Targeting Real Returns in a Smoke and Mirrors Market by John F. [continue reading]