For the past ten years, the stock market has been an elevator that has only gone up. Now the cord has snapped. What floor are you falling from? Here’s how I explained what I call “elevator investing” some years back. I wrote: Elevator Investing Where do you want to be when the cord snaps? I […]
Investing
Never Bet the House
Investing is not betting. There are people who buy stocks to invest in them, and people who buy stocks to bet on them. Never be the latter. After the crash of 1987, I compared that to the surprise defeat of “sure thing” Sonny Liston by Muhammed Ali. I wrote: “Bet the house on Liston…it’s a […]
Richard C.Young’s Old Line “4% Rule”
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XI
One of the challenges of having high school kids in different schools is scheduling—they’re not on the same one—which is how Owen and I ended up skiing Friday at Attitash, NH, while Izzy was in school. My parents spend much of their winter in New Hampshire skiing (it’s early Saturday morning as I’m writing to […]
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part X
When I was a junior in high school I spent a week as a crewmember on a schooner. One of my duties was taking a shift each night on watch. On calm nights it was pretty peaceful. But less so when the wind was up and the white caps lashed against the hull. On nights […]
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part VIII
You know about my desire for you to find the shelter and space you deserve. Somewhere away from the hustle and bustle of crowds. Whether you find that peace of mind in, the burbs, small-town America, a resort, or whatever is your idea of paradise, the key is to remember that, yes, it can be […]
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part VII
Imagine missing Monday’s 1300-point gain if you sold your stocks Friday. It happens, especially when emotions run high and takeover your portfolio. Don’t let that be you. This could be a long row ahead. Nobody knows the future. You’re going to wonder if you’re on the right course. That’s normal. Don’t believe everything you’re told. […]
There Are No Second Chances at Retirement
There are no second chances at living a full and happy retirement. You enter retirement only with what you bring with you, and you leave behind whatever remains. You don’t get another try, but there is a way to make your investment plan pay you to retire. The only catch is, many of you will […]
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part VI
You’ve read about low bond yields. Well, the yields may be low, but bonds, they’ve protected portfolios like bubble wrap. (See the chart of Counterbalanced Total Returns below for the returns of bonds in years when the stock market has fallen). What investors forget time and time again, is that the key to investing is […]
“If You Are an Investor Read This Now!”
If You Are an Investor Read This Now! — Dick Young Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part III Stocks have lost close to 2,000 points over the last two days. Futures are up a little this morning as I write to you but that doesn’t mean anything really, which reminds me, the less you dwell on […]
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