Dear Mr. Market

1. 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 →

2. 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 →

3. 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 →

4. 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 →

5. 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 →

6. Best Oil Stocks after the Coronavirus & Stock Market Crash

   Dear Mr. Market: We won’t rehash what’s happened to the stock market due to the global pandemic of COVID-19. Like many right now, it’s been overwhelming and just hearing the word “Coronavirus” with constant updates has become all-consuming in everything … Continue reading →

7. Is there any Good News on COVID-19?

   Dear Mr. Market: We obviously live in a crazy world with a news cycle that is non-stop. We read this a few years ago but for every piece of “good news” there are 17 being reported of bad news. This … Continue reading →

8. Has the Stock Market reached Capitulation?

   Dear Mr. Market: We are living in scary times, as investors and as human beings in general. With stock markets cratering and the uncertainty surrounding Coronavirus, it’s hard to remember when things were this bad or uncertain. How and when … Continue reading →

9. The Best Worst Days Ever

   Dear Mr. Market: Behind the curtain of this investment blog and our series of letters to a fictional market character (Mr. Market)…there are actual human beings. We’re certainly not hiding behind a fluffy topic, but on days like today we … Continue reading →

10. Panic is never a strategy…

    Dear Mr. Market: Today marks the anniversary of the stock market bottom 11 years ago. How ironic is it that on March 9th 2009, when the market and everyone in finance was curled up in a fetal position, we now … Continue reading →