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Lucky Lottery Losers

March 10, 2022January 14, 2016 by jim
How could it be lucky to lose the lottery?
​Wouldn’t it be a good thing though, since most of us lose???

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Categories Gambling Tags investing, losing, lottery, winnig

Shouldn’t Investing be Fun?

December 12, 2019December 31, 2015 by jim

One figure helping another climb

Should investing be fun or a grim, relentless, chore?
There’s a lot at stake depending on how we answer:

  • If it’s unpleasant, maybe we won’t do it.
  • If it’s fun, maybe it’s a waste, like lottery tickets.

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Categories Active Management, Gambling Tags gambling, investing, retirement

How Do I Start Investing?

December 12, 2019November 13, 2015 by jim

Glowing start button

Saving enough for retirement, putting money aside for your kid’s college education, figuring out what you need when and how to get it – these are daunting.  Where do you begin?

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Categories Active Management, Precious Metals, Starting Investing Tags investing, precious metals, retirement

Not all that is gold glitters…

September 1, 2018October 1, 2015 by jim

Pile of gold bars

What about investing in silver, gold, platinum, palladium or other metals?  Is that a way to avoid the unpredictability of the stock market?

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Categories Precious Metals Tags gold, investing, palladium, precious metals, silver, Stock Market

Why Buy Anything but the Best Investment?

August 24, 2018September 29, 2015 by jim

Report card showing all excellents

Why would you want to buy more than one good investment?  Specifically, why not buy the best investment you can find and nothing else?  That’s a fair question.  Ultimately there is no “best investment” that you can identify beforehand, unless you can time travel.

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Categories Diversification Tags diversification, index fund, investing
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