A few years back, three very different things happened and, to the best of my recollection they didn’t happen all that close together. First, in 2012, I wrote the post How to Give Like a Billionaire. In it I described how to use Donor Advised Funds (DAF) to maximize your tax deduction for your charitable… [Continue Reading]
Reviewing the comments on my post of April 1st
Boy howdy. I’m going to have to be sure to look more carefully at the calendar before I put up a post with momentous news. Thank you for the outpouring of your mostly kind and creative comments on it. I’m impressed. Not one of you seriously believed I’d cracked the market timing code. Knowing how… [Continue Reading]
Why I will no longer be writing this blog
My ship has come in and I am riding off into the sunset. To mix a couple of metaphors. If you are a fan, you are likely a bit shocked and disappointed. I am sorry for that. If you are one of my detractors, like Bob here on twitter… Bob’s Backtested Bunker “the fact that… [Continue Reading]
COVID-19: The unvarnished truth from Doc G.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. So I highjacked Doc G’s podcast. That’s him above. There is so much nonsense swirling around COVID-19, right down to the correct name, I was starting to get lost sorting it out. What I needed was guidance from someone without an agenda. Someone who had the education and training… [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]
Quit Like a Millionaire
My pals, Kristy and Bryce, just released their new book, Quit Like a Millionaire. Want to know what I think? Well, they asked me to write the Foreword and here it is: *************************************************************** Foreword by JL Collins Some of you are… [Continue Reading]
Mr. Bogle passes
Jack Bogle died last week on January 16th. It was a shock to me. It shouldn’t have been, I suppose. He was 89 after all. Not to mention he had his first heart attack at age 31 and a heart transplant in 1996. But still, somehow we don’t expect greatness to pass before our very… [Continue Reading]
On Twitter, gone for Chautauqua and dark on comments till November
Yeah. I’m amazed, too… JL Collins NH on Twitter Newbie that I am, I am not entirely sure how I’ll be using it. Mostly likely letting my followers in on random things I think are cool and my comments on issues that don’t require a full blog post. My first two were sending out this… [Continue Reading]
What we own and why we own it: 2018
So as not to keep you in suspense… 76% = VTSAX 23% = VBTLX The Total Bond Market Index Fund. 1% = Cash in VMMXX. A checking account at our local bank for ready cash and paying bills. Back in the day… Way back in June, 2011 I launched this blog. That month I put up 16 posts. Imagine…. [Continue Reading]
Kibanda Part 4: Quicksand!
When I was a kid, the TV adventure serials and pre-movie shorts (remember those?) in the theaters were filled with dauntless heroes facing deadly peril in exotic lands. One of the most compelling of these was quicksand. You be walking along when suddenly you, or more likely the lovely damsel with you (sorry ladies, that’s… [Continue Reading]
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