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Ending 2025 With Gratitude

All the Right Reasons, All the Wrong Results

16 Things I’ve Learned in the Last 16 Years

Earnings, Not Headlines, Drove the Market This Year

What a Tailless Puppy Taught Me About Thanksgiving

The Outlook Is Better Than the Headlines Suggest

The Art of Spending Money

The Pullback That’s Always Coming

The Scary Side of Shorting Stocks

Before You Convert to a Roth, Check the Math

Not Every Boom Is a Bubble

When Diversification Isn’t What It Seems

The Illusion of the Perfect Chart

A Good Reason For Stocks to Go Higher

Three Articles About Trying to Beat the Market

Why Average Returns Don’t Matter For Private Investments

The Strange Case of Muni Bonds in 2025

This Is How Smart People Get Scammed

Jim Rogers & The Only Way to Make Money Off Pessimism (Updated for 2025)

When History Stops Helping

Certainty Is Usually a Warning Sign

The Future of Social Security

When Winning Makes You Worse

The Risk of Expecting Too Much

Don’t Fear New Highs

The Deepfake Scams You're Not Ready For

Texas Wants Bitcoin. History Wants a Word

The Myth of Better Investing for the Ultra-Wealthy

Crypto Bubbles

The Cost of Progress

Why 'Smooth' Returns Should Raise Red Flags

Exciting Opportunities for Bad Returns

Volatility & Opportunity: Managing Risk in a Shifting Economy

Perception, Fear, and the Art of Not Panicking

Bonds Alone Aren't Enough

The Bond Market Is Not Collapsing

The Time to Invest Is When Things Feel the Worst

Taking the Good with the Bad

The Obvious Outcome of Tariffs

Diversification Still Works

Net Worth by Age: Means, Medians, and Misleading Numbers on the Internet

Stock Market Declines Are Normal

Buffett's Thoughts On Cash

Great Companies Are Not Always Great Stocks

Why Your Political Views May Be Your Portfolio's Worst Enemy

A Cautionary Tale About Leveraged ETFs

The Mirage of Private Equity for Retail Investors

122 Years of Increasing Abundance

Billion Dollar Memes

Predicting Stock Returns

Sports Betting & Investing

Irrational Exuberance & Market Timing