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2024’s “Big Surprise” for Magnificent 7 Stocks

The new year’s first official trading day was this Tuesday — and it was a rough one for the Magnificent...

Coasting to Retirement with a Margin of Safety

A reader asks: I like the idea of a modified version of the FIRE (financially independent, retire early) movement known...

Options Trading: Why Selling Puts is a Trap

I understand the problem… You want income. But low interest rates destroyed traditional income investments. Rates are higher now. But...

5 Lessons Charlie Munger Can Teach You

January 1 would have been Charlie Munger’s 100th birthday. But it wasn’t meant to be. He passed away November 28....

Animal Spirits: 2024 Predictions

Today’s Animal Spirits is brought to you by YCharts: See here for a webinar with our very own Nick Maggiulli...

What Comes After a Good Year in the Stock Market?

2023 was a good year for the stock market. Bad years in the stock market are typically followed by good...

Watch Out for This Breakout Bull Market Sector in 2024

Welcome to a new year! In the spirit of resolutions and forward thinking … let’s rewind. (Just for a second.)...

50% a Year … Warren Buffett Guaranteed

Warren Buffett is known as the top investor of our time. But, what you may not know is that YOU...

2023: It Was a Good Year

2022 was one of the worst years ever for financial markets. Over the past 100 years: It was the third...

The January Effect: Avoid Buying the Hype Next Year

Investment research usually follows a typical pattern… A finance professor finds something interesting in the numbers. They publish a paper...

3 New Year’s Resolutions for You

Our New Year’s resolution this year and every year? To make investing simple, fun and profitable for YOU. To do...

Investing in Middle Age

A podcast listener asks: Michael and Ben are so optimistic it makes me nervous. This past month+ has been so...