Ep 24 – Buck Talk: Bruns on Polar Vortex, 401(k)s
Links from 401(k) discussion in the order they were mentioned: Fidelity Study Smart Asset Article Books mentioned:
Category: Investing
8 Reasons People Hate Stock Buybacks
With stock buybacks taking heat and even crazy uncle Bernie getting in on the action, I figured the time was right for me to join the chorus of finance professionals… Read more »
How the Athlete Retirement Calculator Works
I built an athlete retirement calculator, and here is the breakdown of what the inputs are and how to use it, as well as a few caveats. Let’s start with… Read more »
How much can an NBA player retire on?
Everyone has heard the stat that 60% of NBA players and 80% of NFL players are bankrupt 5 years after they leave the league. Most people are incredulous — how… Read more »
Counterfactuals and Investment Home Runs
On my post this week over at evenlyoddly, I introduced the concept of counterfactuals. Here I’m going to talk about some of the problems that contemplating counterfactuals can create for… Read more »
What will rising rates cause?
I get asked almost every week what will happen when rates finally rise. This is something that most people think they kind of understand, but almost nobody has actually thought… Read more »
Dow 20,000! We did it!
I’m just kidding, nobody cares about arbitrary round numbers that we happen to have passed on an index that kinda sorta measures growth of big companies in America. And may… Read more »
Giving the People What They Want
When it comes to stock markets, big firms like Goldman know better than anybody to give the people what they want to see. Witness, this slide: It’s not crazy, it’s… Read more »
The Secret of Investing
J.P. Morgan puts out a quarterly ‘Guide to the Markets’, which isn’t really a guide to anything so much as it is a compendium of clever charts. Like re-reading a good… Read more »
Socially Responsible Investing – An Alternative
Larry Swedroe had a wonderful piece a couple of weeks ago on the costs of building a portfolio on a foundation of socially responsible investing. SRI vs. Impact I had a… Read more »