Can Investors Learn Anything from March Madness?
The 2013 NCAA national semi-final basketball games are set to be played this weekend. The four teams that remain in contention for the national title are Louisville, Michigan, Syracuse and […]
Same Destination, Different Advice
Last week I boarded a plane headed to Kansas City to give a financial planning talk. When I fly I like to listen to music. If it were up to […]
Does Your Basket Hold Too Many Eggs That Look Alike?
One of my favorite topics to discuss about investing is diversification. Reason being the concept of diversification is interpreted differently by all walks of investors. We’ve all heard the adage […]
Don’t Let the Opinions of Money Managers or Media Headlines Influence Your Investment Decisions
I am a firm believer that capital markets are efficient. This means I believe it is very hard to consistently pick stocks and/or time the market. I acknowledge there have […]
Why Billy Beane Doesn’t Watch Games
My last post discussed some of the similarities between Moneyball and passive investing. Since then I revisited my notes from Billy Beane’s talk and wanted to share another interesting point […]