Hello out there! It's been a while since I fired up the keyboard. Summer is here and I've been busy with the family moving about the country:And it's not over yet.Phew.After that, we're going to stick around home for a while. Travel is fun, but Colorado ain't bad either. 2025 is the year where we'll mostly stick around the Hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagonal … [Read more...] about Two Incredible (And Humbling) Index Investing Truths (And Hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon Living)
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Money Moves And Curious Questions For 2024
Hey look, it's 2024 already. Where did 2023 go? Never mind.This is supposed to be a money blog, but I find that I don't write about money much anymore. However, I still think about it. All. The. Time.I'lll talk about my money moves for the new year at the end of this post. Before I get to that, I have some questions for you to ponder.Money Moves For … [Read more...] about Money Moves And Curious Questions For 2024
An Index Fund In Reverse (Facebook Insanity!)
While I think about money and investing every day, it's rare that I have an epiphany. But last week I had one.On Friday, something crazy happened to my investment portfolio. I hold 931 shares of Meta (Facebook) and the stock had its best day ever. It was actually the best day ever for any stock. Ever. The shares rose 20% from $394.78 to $474.99. This $80.21 increase … [Read more...] about An Index Fund In Reverse (Facebook Insanity!)
Warren Buffett Bet: Year 6 Update
Six years ago, Dividend Growth Investor (DGI) asked me if I'd like to participate in the Warren Buffett bet. For those unfamiliar, in 2008 Buffett famously challenged the hedge fund industry::Can you beat the S&P 500 over a period of 10 years?Buffett won as the hedge fund got clobbered by the S&P 500.But I like fun experiments and a little … [Read more...] about Warren Buffett Bet: Year 6 Update
My Biggest Investing Takeaway For 2023
I have a fun little secret to tell you. On the Mile High FI podcast that I cohost, Doug used Chat GPT to create a script for a small segment. Then he used Descript's voice cloning to read the script in his voice. So part of the podcast in the clip below (starting at 2:20 and ending at 6:50) was completely generated with artificial intelligence (AI):My Biggest Investing … [Read more...] about My Biggest Investing Takeaway For 2023