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]
Help Wanted
Pony Express When I launched this blog back in the good old days, I barely knew what a blog was. I had heard the term but I had never actually seen one. I joke that the first blog post I ever read was the first post I ever wrote. If it is funny it is… [Continue Reading]
Chautauqua 2014: Lightning strikes again!
Well, this was a rare delight. Photo courtesy of Kate Last year’s Chautauqua was so much fun, attracted such cool people and was just so damn epic it seemed unlikely to repeat. But it did, and this year we got coffee! Let’s start with that.
Stocks — Part XXVI: Pulling the 4%
Courtesy of Fritz Cartoons At some point, if you have been following the Simple Path to Wealth described in these posts, you will be able to choose to have your assets pay the bills rather than your labor. How quickly you reach this point will have much to do with your saving rate and how… [Continue Reading]
Stocks—Part XXV: HSAs, More Than Just a Way to Pay Your Medical Bills.
Much has been changing in the world of health care here in the US. While the opinions on these changes vary widely, one thing I can say with some certainty is that the number of people having access to and choosing High-Deductible Health Insurance Plans is likely to increase. These plans basically allow you to… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part XXIV: RMDs, the ugly surprise at the end of the tax-deferred rainbow
Illustration courtesy of The Hindu Someday, if all goes well and you haven’t already, you’ll wake up to find you’ve reached the ripe old age of 70 1/2*. Hopefully in good health, you’ll rise from bed, stretch and greet the new day happy to be alive. You’ve worked hard, saved and invested, and now are … [Continue Reading]
Summer travels, writing, reading and other amusements
The beach just steps out side the Shamba door Summer is full upon us and so are the jlcollinsnh annual travels. This year we are headed back to our in-laws beach house on Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. It is a drop dead gorgeous setting with sandy beach stretching for miles in both directions. We call… [Continue Reading]
Stocks—Part XXIII: Selecting Your Asset Allocation
Life is balance and choice. Add more of this, lose a little of that. When it comes to investing, that balance and choice is informed by your temperament and goals. If I had it to do over, this blog would be likely named The Simple Path to Wealth after one of my very earliest posts… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part XXII: Stepping Away from REITs
Last week I received a comment from a reader named Paul. In it he asked this very provocative question: “Curious why you view REITs as an inflation hedge any more than stocks are an inflation hedge.” As it happens, that’s a question I’d been pondering a lot of late. Regular readers will know, as described… [Continue Reading]
Q&A III: Vamos
Vamos An original painting by Alex Ferrar On display at his restaurant Sobremesa, Antigua, Guatemala Welcome to the third in this series of posts featuring questions and answers from the comments that have accumulated during my recent travels. As with the first two, it is named after the featured painting above. As described in the last two… [Continue Reading]
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