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]

jlcollinsnh gets a new suit

Welcome to our still classic new look! Just about three years ago jlcollinsnh.com underwent its first redesign and the sweeping changes you have become used to were ushered in. There were lots of reasons for this but the tipping point was when Sean over at Renewable Wealth, in the nicest possible way, said “…your current design… [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]

Q&A – IV: Strawberry Patch

Strawberry Patch An original painting by Alex Ferrar On display at his restaurant Sobremesa, Antigua, Guatemala In this Q&A Edition IV we talk about: Setting up kids financially (and get to hear my own daughter’s take) Newsweek’s article on the whistleblower v. Vanguard lawsuit Explore the idea of getting a mortgage interest tax deduction by making a… [Continue Reading]