Facing our Fears in Money and Life

he stock market keeps making record highs on the wings of high-flying semiconductor stocks and hopes of a cease fire in the Middle East. Meanwhile, the smartest trade in the market is to own the stocks most favored by The White House as this administration reaches back to the Rea ...  Show more

This headline driven stock market has tested investors’ ability to keep their animal spirits from taking over. But, history has proven repeatedly that time in the market and compounding are undefeated. Ben Carlson, author of “Risk & Reward”, and the co-host of the Animal Spirits ...  Show more

* Everything-is-awesome attitude won’t last long much longer. * Stagflation is here. * This round of QE won’t be like the last 4. * The economy has never been as addicted to cheap money as it is now. * Bond investors will begin to realize that bonds are mispriced. * We’ve been ma ...  Show more

* Fed’s talk pricked the mother of all bubbles. * Netflix becomes a victim of its own success. * Cathie Wood’s ARKK fund sees an entire bear market in one week. * Investors are no longer taking refuge in the US dollar. * Tether is an accident waiting to happen. * Pumpers are now ...  Show more

Of course we all know that passive investing delivers superior returns. But what if everyone is investing passively? Is there a case for active investing then? Recent research has shown that the explosion in index funds has made equities slower to respond to news. And also, it ...