Quick story today. I’ve written about my love for Costco and some other great companies, but today I have a love letter to cash – more specifically, money market mutual funds. Let me tell you why. My wife and I are retired. We’re both shy of social security age, so we are living off of […]
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It’s April 22, 2025. The S&P 500 has had a wild ride of late. It’s down about 11% year-to-date, but that doesn’t begin to tell the story. It’s been a mad house. Given the pain we’ve been through, it seems time to ask the big question “Is now the time to buy?” Headlines This has
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The craziness in the markets has got the media excited. Some articles are a call to action. Immediate steps we need to take to protect ourselves from tariffs and volatility, or more measured pieces that advise us to make some adjustments to prepare for tariffs. Thanks for the tips but you guys are a few
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For those who read the prior post here, I was comparing the Griot’s Garage detailing products to Chemical Guys. I have been trying a lot of different products and decided to do a head to head comparison by using Griot’s on the driver’s side, and Chemical Guys on the passenger side. It’s been 2 weeks
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Everything is down. We had a brief reprise on Wednesday April 9 when some of the higher tariffs were rolled back to 10%, but today Thursday April 10, we’re down again. I look at my holdings. My mutual funds are down, my stocks are down, my bond funds are down, especially long-duration treasuries. The mid-cap
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As an investor, it’s important to understand who is running the companies in which we invest and to learn how they make decisions. I’ve probably lost 90% of the readers at this point, but I’ll continue for the remaining reader or 2, but also for myself because I find that by writing this, it helps
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For anyone who owns a security, whether it is a stock, bond, mutual fund, or ETF, it is important to understand a little bit about how the market works. The media and the investment community make this a little harder because we’re often told that the “market” is doing things that aren’t always its fault.
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Today was spring car detailing day. I thought I’d add some excitement and do a face-off between my 2 favorite detailing product makers. For years I had stuck with Maguire’s and Mother’s. Not sure why, but they did a nice job on the black cars I owned in the past. But with all the innovation
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There is no joy in Mudville…Mighty Casey isn’t the only one who has struck out today. We’re all getting sent back to the dugout. It’s a bad day on top of a volatile year to date. Zoom Out Here’s where I tell you it’s not so bad. On the chart below of the S&P 500
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I’ve written a bit about company annual reports. What are they? Each year, every public company puts together a formal report to shareholders. If we own shares, that’s us. The managers that run the company are letting us (the owners) know how the company performed and what the outlook is for the coming year. Can
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