My family and I are on Spring Break this week in Sicily. We decided to go full immersion and rented a house in a small town outside of Palermo. We travelled via Munich and had a couple days there to explore before heading to Italy. As I had hoped and expected, we're learning so much about new people and places. At the same time, we're learning a great deal about ourselves as well as the universality of the human condition.
The Three Features of Technical Analysis
I was a guest speaker this week on MarketWatchers LIVE over at StockCharts.com. Tom Bowley and Erin Swenlin do a fantastic job breaking down the markets. Simple charts with powerful messages!
Awareness Does Not Equal Immunity
I've spoken often about behavioral biases and how to minimize their impact on your investment decisions. So if I'm so familiar with all of these biases, then I'm able to completely avoid them in my own investing, right? A recent interview with Professor Patricia Devine from the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows why the answer is a big "no."
Will the Real Permabull Please Stand Up?
Three Reasons That Markets Correct
With some healthy volatility returning to the markets, I've seen lots of commentaries speculating on the reasons for this correction. I thought it would be helpful to remind everyone that there are exactly three reasons why markets correct...
Nudges and Espresso
Millennials and the Markets
According to Blackrock, apparently millennials are excited to be participating in the equity markets through exposure to ETFs...
Robots and Research
There is no doubt that automation and AI will continue to impact the financial industry in the coming years. But as I read about Wells Fargo using AI to rate stocks, three things came to mind that bring to light the benefits and the challenges of automating the research process...
A Crypto for Carrying On An Undertaking...
It's hard to ignore the bubble-like quality of cryptocurrencies. Now before you dismiss me as a crypto-hater, let me qualify this by saying I agree with Jack Ma's (and others') take that blockchain technology is indeed impressive with so many potential applications...
Three Life Lessons From My Yoga Instructor
I have experienced a number of significant life changes in recent years. One of the most powerful has been incorporating a mindfulness practice into my routine...