Nightmare on the Wall (Street) Courtesy of jflaxman The headline for today’s (Saturday, Oct 18, 2014) post I ripped off from a major financial media outlet. I’m so ashamed. It was the actual headline from a piece they put up this past week to describe the market action on Wall Street. They should be even… [Continue Reading]
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Let’s talk about what’s up with Bonds, and what ever else you’d like to ask me
Yikes. Guess I should be used to it. Every time the market drops, the flood gates open with questions and concerns. Still it surprises me. After all, I have written extensively about bear markets… Mr. Bear Taking advantage of Mr. Bear Buying into the market right before a Bear Mr. Market’s Wild Ride Nightmare… [Continue Reading]
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]
A Guided Meditation for When the Stock Market Is Dropping
The market is plunging. You’re starting to panic. You want to hit the “sell” button! DON’T! Tune into this relaxing meditation, and let the soothing voice of JL Collins help you embrace this wonderful market cycle. ************************ A few weeks ago I was at Ettington Park, Stratford-upon-Avon enjoying Chautauqua. One of our guests, Elisabeth,… [Continue Reading]
Happy Holidays! and a bit on Mr. Market
From my family to you and yours, wishing you a… Wonderful Holiday Season **************************************************** Meanwhile, Mr. Market… …seems not to be in the holiday spirit this year. Unless it is ghosts of corrections past. From a high of ~2941, the S&P 500 is down 474 points (as I write) for a 16% decline. Solidly in… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part XXXII: Why you should not be in the stock market
A couple of weeks back my pal and fellow Chautauqua speaker Firecracker and I were talking. At one point I was sharing with her an insight I had begun to develop about myself. Namely that I simply must be fundamentally wired differently than most folks. One of the key human characteristics that research has nailed down… [Continue Reading]
Sell! Sell!! Sell!!! Sell?
Intro by JL’s Team Is the bear market over, is it “on pause,” or is it just taking a nap before roaring back to life? Truth is, it doesn’t matter. In this post from 2017, JL addresses when is the right time to buy—and when is the right time to sell… Based on some of… [Continue Reading]
Q&A – V: The Women of Amphissa
The Women of Amphissa An original painting by Alex Ferrar Welcome to the fifth post in the Q&A Series where we take a look at some of the more interesting and entertaining questions and answers found in the post comments around here. As with the first four, it is named after the featured painting above. In this… [Continue Reading]
3rd Annual (2015) Louis Rukeyser Memorial Market Prediction Contest results, and my forecast for 2016
Just about this time three years ago I published a bit of satire titled How to be a Stock Market Guru and get on MSNBC. In it I mocked the idea that anyone can predict the short-term market and laughed at those who claim they can. Just as one of my financial heroes, Louis Rukeyser, used… [Continue Reading]
Mr. Market’s Wild Ride
Bad Market! Bad, bad, bad Market! Can’t I even go on a little vacation without you tearing up the place while I’m gone? I turn my back for one second (well, OK, maybe two months) and you start sliding? And then that 1000 point drop? What’s up with that? Yes, yes, I know. It was… [Continue Reading]
