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Thoughts regarding the stock market, investing, and the economy from My Portfolio Guide, LLC

  1. Commodities Now! Too many dollars chasing too few goods…

    Dear Mr. Market: You’ve heard us barking about this before but as the world navigates its way out of the Covid-19 pandemic, it won’t be just the stock market that recovers. In many respects the market has mainly bounced back … Continue reading →

  2. All-Time Favorite Stock Chart

    Dear Mr. Market: It’s been a while since we’ve had to talk about you. The world has been focused on many changes which sometimes leaves you to quietly do your thing while we catch our breath. We’ve ushered in a … Continue reading →

  3. Revisiting the Permanent Portfolio

    Dear Mr. Market: It’s been seven years since we last reviewed the Permanent Portfolio. Please click here to view the original article. Why do we bring up this article now? Lots has changed but lots has not! More than anything … Continue reading →

  4. November 3, 2020

    Dear Mr. Market: November 3rd is looming large in many minds this year.  That’s right, it will be Dolph “Ivan Drago” Lundgren’s 63rd birthday!  Big news for sure, but unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know we also … Continue reading →

  5. Economic Outlook: The voice and face behind Dear Mr. Market

    Dear Mr. Market: We’ve written you hundreds of letters over the past decade and on occasion it’s nice to put a face with the name! Last week, Matt Pixa of My Portfolio Guide, LLC, was given the honor and opportunity … Continue reading →

  6. Amateur hour : Stock Market tops, Corrections, and FOMO

    Dear Mr. Market: Do you remember what happened right before the peak of the dot com bust? Before rehashing any history let’s quickly revisit a quote that has been used and altered by several over the years: “Those who cannot … Continue reading →

  7. Investing & Diversification: When Less is More

    Dear Mr. Market: In many of our letters to you we discuss the ups and downs of the stock market. In doing so, we often times will share basic knowledge and investing reminders to our readers to help guide them. … Continue reading →

  8. Manic Market

    Dear Mr. Market: For some of our newer readers it might serve us well to remind everyone of who you are and what this “Mr. Market” character is all about. If you haven’t read Benjamin Graham’s book, The Intelligent Investor, … Continue reading →

  9. Why buy Gold and Why Now?

    Dear Mr. Market: We have commented many times on how people have short memories. In the case of recent stock market behavior, however, there is no way one could forget what a ride we’ve all been on. Our job today … Continue reading →

  10. Should I convert my IRA to a Roth IRA?

    Dear Mr. Market: With regard to investing, sometimes no action is the proper action…but not always! Now might be a very good time for a very specific act: converting assets from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. Here a … Continue reading →

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