Investing The Classic Bear Bottom Posted on February 27, 2019 By Matt As I toasted a bagel in the kitchen at Fairway this morning, I heard a talking head on TV describe the Christmas Eve market drop as a “classic bear bottom”. A couple of the show’s co-hosts nodded sagely in agreement, but one pressed him. You recognized this as the bottom? … Read more
Opinion An Entire Sleeve of Oreos Posted on February 12, 2019 By Matt As the first waves of taxes get prepared, many are finding that they are not getting as large a refund as they expected. This is often due to reworked withholding tables as the IRS tried to make it so fewer taxpayers gave Uncle Sam an interest-free loan this year. This… Read more
Tidbits and the Hardest Thing About Investing Posted on February 5, 2019 By Matt 2019 has been great for investors as the S&P 500 gained 8.86% so far (through 2/4/2019) in reaction to the release of my investment philosophy. Ok, maybe there were other factors at play. If you missed the posts, portfolios should be Risk-Aware, Focused, Elegant, and Realistic. There were also some… Read more