Writing About the Stock Market & Life Since 2003

Why Stocks Drop When Interest Rates Rise

Jun 21, 2018

I’m often asked what happens to stocks when interest rates rise.

It’s a good question given that the stock market is close to all-time highs and interest rates are headed higher…

The 4 Questions You Need to Ask Before You Buy a Stock

Jun 07, 2018

What’s the difference between a bad investor and a good one?

These four simple questions…..

How Taxes Kill Your Investment Returns

May 31, 2018

I am often asked why I invest for the long-term. Trading, folks argue argue, is the most logical way to invest your money. Isn’t it smart to follow trends instead of wait for them? Well yes….and no. Their are many reasons I don’t trade. Perhaps the biggest are a) I do not like to pay … Continue reading “How Taxes Kill Your Investment Returns”

How to Tell if You’re a "Smart-Money" Investor?

May 24, 2018

Want to know if you’re really a “smart-money” investor?

According to one study, that may have to do with what time of the day you trade more than with your actual returns.

— By Dylan Jovine

What Investing “Neighborhood” Do You Live In?

Feb 20, 2018

Investing in stocks can be just as easy as buying the right home.

You just have to know how to look.

–By Dylan P. Jovine

The Feds Worst Nightmare

Jan 30, 2018

The Feds worst nightmare – and what you need to do to protect yourself today.

The 1 Question Bitcoin “Experts” Can’t Answer

Dec 07, 2017

First, let’s get one thing out of the way: given that the price of Bitcoin has hit a new high of over $16,000, you may think I’m crazy.

Yup, by the time you finish reading these words you may think I should be locked up. Put in a straight-jacket. Kept away from society.

Why?

Because I’m about to tell you something you may not want to hear.

The 3 Solution Rule to Managing Every Employee

Aug 16, 2017

One of my cardinal rules in business is what I call the “3 Solution Rule.”

I tell everyone that works for me not to come to me with any problem unless they have 3 possible solutions to that problem.

What I’ve come to learn by doing this is that the very process of coming up with 3 solutions often leads to the person coming up with the solution to the problem themselves.

2 Types of Employees that Work for You

Aug 15, 2017

In my experience there are two types of employees that will work for you – people who put stuff on your plate and people who take stuff off your plate.

The key for me used to be to give new employees assignments to learn as quickly as possible which type of person they were.

But over the years I’ve come to learn that my life and my business runs downhill instead of uphill when I focus on just attracting and keeping the ones who are good at taking stuff off my plate.

How Can I Be of Service to My Customers?

Aug 14, 2017

When I began asking myself this question the way I played the game of business changed completely.

Gone were the days when I just fought every day for money. What replaced them was a sense of purpose in my work I had never known before.

Not only did I feel good waking up to go to work every day – but as a by-product of the process I my success in business became easier.