I’ve some very exciting news to share with you today. I just inked a deal with Harriman House to publish my third book. Its working title is: PATHFINDERS: Travelers’s Tale on the Simple Path to Wealth and… I’d like you to be a part of it! If that’s all you need to hear, click… [Continue Reading]
The Dinky Diner
It is 2008. Imagine you are a woman alone on a road trip. Passing through the center of Nevada, a fairly desolate place, your car breaks down just outside of this town… You have no way of knowing it just yet, but this was once the largest city in Nevada. That was back over 100… [Continue Reading]
Chautauqua: A terrible business model
To be clear right from the start here, Chautauqua is an awesome event. Indeed, and in many ways, precisely because it is a terrible business model. But it is a terrible business model. Why? It is not scalable. Precisely because it is such an awesome event, the demand for tickets is incredible. For 2022… [Continue Reading]
Chautauqua is back for 2022!
After two long years of being sidelined with covid issues, like the rest of the world, Chautauqua is finally back. And we are returning to South America — this time: Colombia! We sent Alan and Katie there on a scouting mission for several months last year – tough job I know, but somebody has (gets?) to… [Continue Reading]
JLCollinsnh.com Enters New Era
In the beginning… Forgive me if you have heard this tale before. I’ve told it several times now on various podcasts. It is the origin story of this blog. Back in 2011 I began writing a series of letters to my then college age daughter about things financial. See, in the years before… [Continue Reading]
Season’s Greetings!!
Before the day slips away I just wanted to take a moment to wish you and yours…. A very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful Holiday Season Here’s to a Happy, Healthy(!) and Prosperous New Year! *****************************************************
The new book is out!
Check out the ultra cool cover by Jess LaGreca This is a very visual book. It is the painful tale of my very first real estate purchase and how it morphed into an even worse real estate investment. It is a litany of almost all the mistakes one can make, and how I made them…. [Continue Reading]
Are bonds done?
In some corners of the investment world, word is bonds are toast. Truth be told, they have been out of favor for some time. Now, with interest rates on the rise — fueled by resurgent levels of inflation not seen since the 1980s — investors’ fears are being realized. The thinking appears to be… Interest… [Continue Reading]
Guess what I just finally read for the first time…
That sounds improbable, right? After all, I wrote this book and published it back in 2016. Indeed, in one sense I have probably read this book more than any other person on the planet. I spent three full years writing and rewriting it over an over again till my eyes bled. And, of course, I… [Continue Reading]
The negligence that led me to DIY investing
Guest post from AR (Accidentally Retired) Growing up, my Grandpa was a “financial advisor.” Or perhaps he was a stock broker? I’m not sure. Whatever you want to call his profession, there was no doubt that he was a brilliant salesman, a lover of people, and someone who would talk your ear off for days…. [Continue Reading]
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