Benjamin Graham famously compared the stock market to an imaginary individual investor, and named him “Mr. Market,” whose defining trait is mood swings. Mr. Market’s highs were most vividly manifested from the March 2020 bottom of the pandemic crash to the autumn of 2021. His low kicked in around Thanksgiving of last year. He might Read more »
2023 Annual Client Letter
Despite recession worries, there is reason to be optimistic. Read more »
The one thing inflation has not made more expensive
The prices of goods and services are going up, but stocks are on sale. Read more »
During times of fear…
when panic gets the best of investors, rare opportunities can arise. This chart speaks for itself. Read more »
Markets are down. Accounts are down. We’ve seen this movie before…
April 2022 will go down as the NASDAQ’s worst month since 2008. History doesn’t repeat itself scene-for-scene like a movie, but it does rhyme. Read more »
Successful Investing = History + Discipline
The events of this market are not extraordinary in the slightest. Read more »
On Today’s Events in Eastern Europe
This one is a bit personal. Read more »
2022 Annual Client Letter
New year, same volatility fatigue. It’s time for another Lifeboat Drill. Read more »
2021 Mid-Year Client Letter
Thoughts on the economy and the markets over the past six months from John Bodnar, CFP. Read more »
The Biggest Risk to Your Investments in 2020 is…
Volatility is not the biggest risk to your investment portfolio. Neither is politics. Read more »