“Bear markets happen because people are selling their stocks.” -Michael Batnick For good reason, there has been a lot of focus on the markets the last couple of weeks; volatility has picked up, larger sell-offs have been seen, beloved companies have been hammered, and the gains for the year have been erased in the U.S. markets in a short period…
“Oh when it all, it all falls down I’m telling you oh, it all falls down” -Kanye West 10 years ago last week (this was supposed to be done last week) it seemed that the stock market, U.S. economy, and the global financial system might actually all fall down–here’s my recollection of the first two days in a crazy week… September…
“Financial planning in the absence of an investment strategy designed to implement the plan is a f***ing fortune cookie. An investment portfolio absent the dictates of the goals from a financial plan is like building a house without a blueprint. Neither or these things is worth much without the other. But delivered in concert, they are essential and worthy of…
One of the easiest decisions I made when starting my firm was to begin using Dimensional Funds Advisors (DFA) in my client portfolios. I’ll never forget my trip to Santa Monica for the final component of the due diligence process and hearing Dave Butler speak. He was the first presenter of the first day, and he is the individual who “sold”…
A Wealth Of Common Sense has been one of my go-to blogs each morning for more than a few years now; Ben Carlson is a tremendous writer and is able to explain important financial concepts in a way that is easy for everyone to understand. If you are a regular reader you already know this because he is a staple…
I had every intention of sharing my thoughts on the Evidence-Based Investing Conference West sooner, but I made my special episode of All About Your Benjamins The Podcast the priority when I got home; hopefully, you’ve had a chance to listen to it. I was fortunate enough to get some of FinTwit’s finest to answer a question, “What’s the one…
This Friday I’ll be hopping a plane to the West Coast for the Evidence-Based Investing Conference in Dana Point, California and I’m bringing the whole Castelli crew with me. I’ve been looking forward to this conference since it was announced…the EBI Conference Series will always be an important one for me. The original Evidence-Based Investing Conference in the fall of 2016…
For most retail investors the hype around cryptocurrencies appears to have calmed down, which shouldn’t come as a surprise given how many caught FOMO and bought when Bitcoin was at $19,000. But, the 4th annual Consensus Blockchain Technology Summit, which kicked off Monday, tells a different story. For the individuals working in cryptocurrencies and Blockchain, the excitement hasn’t died down–it’s…
Tuesday night I hopped on the last flight out of Indy to make my way to New York City for Stocktoberfest East 2018, a tremendous investment focused event put on by the fine folks at StockTwits. The late flight, early morning arrival and full day of learning made for a long Wednesday, but it was definitely worth it–Stocktoberfest East will…
Well, the market just closed with the US indices all down between 2.0% and 2.5%. I have no doubt you’ll see headlines with “violent”, “tanking”, “plunge”, and “the ‘n’th worst day” over the weekend, but before you panic when you see the Dow Jones closed down 665 points, I want to offer a little perspective. Note: I highlight the Dow because…