No Fear
If you were born in the late 70’s or early 80’s, you might remember the No Fear “lifestyle” clothing brand that was very popular in the mid 90’s and early 00’s. Personally, I found the brand and the attitude that
Pick a Color
Click on image above to enlarge. You don’t have to be an investment management expert to see from the chart above that there is no investment type that consistently outperforms the others over time. If there were, we would all
Disney Cruisin’ – Vacation Diversification
The week before Thanksgiving, my family and I were fortunate enough to go on a Disney Cruise from Port Canaveral (Florida) down to the Bahamas. For a family of our size and ages, we have found that it is close
Free Lunch
This past week, the fact that I pay in advance for the kids to be able to order lunch at school was discussed in our car one morning. Ben, my youngest son, said “You pay for those lunches? I thought
The Sucker Pin
If you don’t know already, I love to play golf, so I apologize again for making so many references to golf. But, after a long weekend of beautiful weather (even though we need rain!), golf is certainly on my mind.
The Pitchers’ Duel
I had the brilliant idea to take my two oldest kids (6 and 4) to the Nationals game this past Sunday. I use the term ‘brilliant’ sarcastically as things didn’t go all that well. More time was spent in front
Expect the Unexpected
Apparently, for me and my wife, this week is the unexpected car-repairs week. As I write part of this blog, I am sitting in a service area waiting for my car, while my wife’s car is also in the shop.
Raw Oysters – Worth the Risk
Our family vacations for a week at Bethany Beach every year. It’s a tradition that my wife enjoyed during her childhood and one we are continuing for our own children. As I write this, we are experiencing our one (and
Defense is Important
If any of you watched the Super Bowl this past Sunday, you saw what I would call a boring game. However, it was this “boring” strategy that Denver needed to employ in order win. Many (including me) thought that Carolina’s
Think the stock market will go down? You’re right.
Much like a stopped clock is right two times a day, a prediction that the stock market will decline will also come to fruition at some point. The more difficult part of the equation is figuring out when exactly that