Around four years ago I was practicing French with Debbie before a trip to Paris. I wrote then: Je Me Sens Bien As you read this month’s strategy report, Debbie and I will be in Paris. Practicing her French yesterday, Debbie asked me if I knew the meaning of je me sens bien, with James […]
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At 80, He Doesn’t Even Consider Retiring
For many, reaching retirement age is the blessing they have been waiting for. A time when they can realize the dreams they have been saving for so long to achieve. Others can’t imagine not going to work. I have been working for over five decades, and still do every day. In Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Fred Beans […]
Are You Benefiting from the Miracle of Compounding in Your Life?
Once you venture down the path of self-reliance and survival, you quickly realize it can be an expensive endeavor. Stop. Take a deep breath. This is a marathon. Set your own pace. I try to eliminate the financial stress on you and your family every single day by helping you avoid the costly investing mistakes […]
In Wine and Investing, One Must Get the Big Picture Right
There are few subjects studied by so many, but still so little understood as investing and wine. Nearly everyone you meet has an opinion on both, but start getting specific and you realize the pool of knowledge isn’t deep. You don’t need to be an expert in either, but it helps to get the big […]
The Dividend Plan
Panic selling during periods of market decline can be devastating to your long-term investment success. In 1987 many investors were frightened out of the market and missed out, not only on the rebound in shares in the following years, but on all the dividends they could have used to buy more shares at depressed prices. […]
Two Strategies to Avoid Outliving Your Money
In July 2007 there was a sense of unease in the markets and I was warning investors to prepare themselves with a low draw on their portfolios. I also gave investors two ways to help prevent outliving their money. Read here: At the start, retired investors and investors saving seriously for retirement (76 million boomers […]
The Yield Curve Inverted: Time to Panic?
If you have been reading the financial papers or watching CNBC, you have seen the news that the U.S. yield curve has inverted. Typically, this is a sign of a coming recession, and that could be the case today. If, though, you have been following my advice, there is no reason to panic. Have patience […]
Set Up for Catastrophe? A Third of Chinese Are Invested in One Fund!
Back in August of 2016 I wrote to my readers about the Crisis at Vanguard, where funds are getting so big they close to new investors. That doesn’t seem to be a concern for China’s massive Ant Financial Services Group. The Group’s Tianhong Yu’e Bao fund manages 1.13 trillion yuan for 588 million investors. That’s more […]
Don’t Get Kicked Out of the Game
One of the biggest mistakes an investor can make is to imagine that the market will perform the same way year after year. Last year’s winners are often this year’s losers. I warned investors against this mistake in July 1992, writing: How many investors—not you I hope—buy mutual funds keyed to recent performance ratings? These […]
Here’s What You Need to Know about Dividends
In November 1999 tech stocks with no dividends seemed like a sure bet. Despite the hype, I was still doing my best to encourage my readers to stick the principles of dividends and compounding. Here’s what I wrote then: Historically, Dividends Provide Much of Total Return What about the base for the economy and the […]
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