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How Much Should We Depend On The Stock Market?
Simple analyses, which look to historical returns as estimates for what retirees should expect in
Unpacking Today’s Market Returns
Today, March 9th, 2020, was a bad day for the financial markets. There are four main elements to this story that I want to pick apart…

Inflation, Deflation, Confiscation & Devastation- The Four Horsemen Of Risk
Noted financial advisor and historian William Bernstein makes a compelling case for stocks in his

What To Make of Market Volatility
In recent days, the significant market decline has resulted in renewed anxiety for many of
Lessons For The Next Crisis
“I find your lack of faith disturbing.” I gotta say, we agree with Darth Vadar

The Coronavirus and Your Investments
The Coronavirus is scary. When it’s possible to make reasonable comparisons with the Spanish Flu,

The Case for Stocks
The case for using an aggressive investment portfolio with a high stock allocation to fund

Modern Portfolio Theory – Part Two
This article is part of a series; click here to read Part One. Efficient frontier

What is Modern Portfolio Theory? And Why Does it Matter?
Investing is fundamental to retirement planning. For many of us the long term growth from

Historical Market Returns – Part Two
This article is part of a series; click here to read Part One. Moving to

Historical Market Returns – Part One
The primary subject of my book is comparing the risk premium with risk pooling as

Overview of Stocks and the Stock Market
Stocks provide an ownership stake in a company. They provide access to company earnings based