Playing by a different set of rules Wall Street is confined to playing the short term game. What will earnings look like next quarter? How will the election affect business performance? But you can play the long game. This reduces your volatility, increases your probability of making money, and is frankly way less competitive. This is your main… Read More »
Time + Ownership = Financial Freedom When financial writer David Bach was just 7 years old his grandma took him to McDonald’s and explained to him that there were 3 types of people in the world: The minimum wage employees working there, the consumers who pay money and eat there, and the owners who aren’t there but can… Read More »
Short Term VS Long Term Bond Funds Earlier this year I put together a list of high quality bond funds for readers to check out. There was a lot of good feedback, but some people questioned why I didn’t include any short term bond funds in my list. More recently reader Carla also asked about my indifference to them.… Read More »
To become successful investors we have to think like marathon runners, because we have to stay committed to the long run 😀 So when it comes to the stock market the short term fluctuations are not important. Our perception of risk and performance should be placed on looking further down the road. Below are two made up scenarios for… Read More »