I wasn’t planning to do it again this year, but in the end I signed up. If I had been planning better, the work for my re-certification would be mostly done by now. But I’ve yet to begin. Too much traveling and playing. I knew this of course. It is the reason I wasn’t planning… [Continue Reading]
How to be a stock market guru and get on MSNBC
Back in the day Louis Rukeyser hosted a PBS program called Wall Street Week each Friday evening. It was an end of the week ritual watching it for me. Louis Rukeyser He’d open with a commentary on the follies and foibles of the previous market week and then turn to a rotating panel of three Wall… [Continue Reading]
See you next year….until then: The Origin of Life, Life on Other Worlds, Mechanical Graveyards, Great Art, Alternative Lifestyles and Finding Freedom
Well, gee. It’s been almost a month since my return from Ecuador. No wonder I’m restless. Fortunately, we have our daughter to visit in France. She’s there for her junior year at University. I told her when she left, “Don’t plan on coming home. We’ll come to you.” And a promise (threat?) is a… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part XV: Target Retirement Funds, the Simplest Path to Wealth of All
Ok, so you’ve read the Smoother Path to Wealth and thought, “Aww man. Three funds? And I gotta rebalance them every year? That’s too much to keep track of!” But then you hit the link and went to the Simple Path to Wealth. As you read, you thought, “This is more like it. Only one… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part XIV: Deflation, the ugly escort of Depressions.
In Part XII: Bonds, reader Chronicrants commented: “I’d love to see more on deflation. I’ve always been confused about it and about it’s consequences. It seems like it would be a good thing, and yet….” Great point, and what better topic, I thought, for unlucky number 13 in this series! Unfortunately, I forgot that was… [Continue Reading]
Stocks Part XIV: Deflation, the Ugly Escort of Depressions
In Part XII: Bonds, reader Chronicrants commented: “I’d love to see more on deflation. I’ve always been confused about it and about it’s consequences. It seems like it would be a good thing, and yet….” Great point, and what better topic, I thought, for number 13 in this series! Unfortunately, I forgot that was my… [Continue Reading]
Stocks — Part XIII: The 4% Rule, Withdrawal Rates and How Much Can I Spend Anyway?
4%. Maybe more. So, you’ve followed the jlcollinsnh big three: You’ve avoided debt. You’ve spent less than you’ve earned. You’ve invested the surplus. Eggs by Sergey Gusev Now you’re sitting on your stash and wondering just how much you can spend each year and not run out. This could be stressful, but it really should… [Continue Reading]
How I learned to stop worrying about the Fiscal Cliff and you can too.
You can’t turn on the TV or radio or pick up a newspaper these days without being confronted with scary talk about the Fiscal Cliff and the doom that awaits us should we hurdle over it into the abyss. This is (mostly) a financial blog. I intentionally avoid politics, primarily because that subject turns so… [Continue Reading]
Rent v. owning: A couple of case studies in Ecuador
If you’ve been reading the last few posts focused on my recent trip to Ecuador, you know one of my objectives was to take a look at property for sale both in Cuenca and in and around Bahia on the coast. I like looking at property, it is an excellent way to get a feel… [Continue Reading]
So, what does a month in Ecuador cost anyway?
$3636.35 That title question was posed by a blog reader and, since I obsessively track expenses anyway and my guess is if you’re a reader of jlcollinsnh you’d be curious, it suggested a fun and easy post topic. Since I was actually there only 27 days, that’s $134.83 per day. But you could do it… [Continue Reading]
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