The “Perpetual Portfolio”: A potential solution for aging DIY investors
Being a self-directed investor has enormous advantages: more control, less complexity, and often higher net…
The AQN Problem
It's been a long time since I've written about a specific stock. Truth is, I'm…
Positioning
Organisms can position themselves in one of two ways from an evolutionary perspective: specialize or…
Retirees are leaving money on the table
You’ve worked hard for your money. You’ve accumulated wealth by being responsible with your spending…
Get to vs. Got to
This story starts about a year before that photo was taken.I stumbled into my sparsely…
How to think about bear markets
I heard someone smarter than me say on a podcast recently, "We don't react to…
Optimists, pessimists, and realists in life and investing
My last post, Why I am not a Bitcoin investor, sparked a surprisingly positive response…
Why I am not a Bitcoin investor
I have been slow to get on the Bitcoin train. OK, actually I've kept a…
Life is like a jar of golf balls
Here is an apocryphal story for you. Its veracity may be questionable, but its impact…
BTSX 2022 mid-year update: a light in the dark
Confidence is one of biggest challenges in investing. Too little and you're paralyzed, impressionable, and…
A cold hard look at buying a house
The dream of home ownership is alive and well. It's such a vibrant dream, in fact, that it can take over common sense and make otherwise intelligent people do very dumb things.
Comparing CPP at 60 vs. 65 vs. 70 . . . The results might surprise you
There are some questions that are difficult for DIY investors to answer themselves. One that…