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Preparing your investments and family for when disaster strikes.

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Hooked on a Feeling: It’s What Separates the Best from the Rest

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Do you want to know what investing is to me? It’s a feeling. To have a feeling for the market, like sailing a boat, is to separate the good investors from the greats. Why is it important to get a feel for the market? Because the knowledge we seek is not always available in reports, and often it’s distorted by reporting bias. It’s why I personally favor anecdotal evidence for the truth about the markets. For example, nothing in the world can replace conversations I have with my clients or emails from you. They give me on-the-ground intelligence I never, ever find in daily stock quotes. Let … [Read more...]

My Favorite Stock-Market Gauge

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In constructing the RAGE Gauge, I’m using the dividend yield. I will not buy a stock unless it pays a dividend. Plain and simple. Take a look at the dividend yield today compared to any other point in post WWII history and you get an idea for why I chose the name: RAGE Gauge … [Read more...]

Introducing the Risk Analysis & Grouping Estimator or RAGE Gauge

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Wouldn’t it be incredibly helpful to you and your family if you could swipe your iPhone and instantly gauge the pulse of the nation? Risks to the economy? And do it on multiple levels? At your fingertips would be an intelligent way to take the temperature, if you will, of the country. I wanted such a tool and I thought you would too. And I wanted it to be about stuff I’m interested in and not some irrelevant government statistic. Allow me to introduce to you the Risk Analysis & Grouping Estimator or RAGE Gauge. Stay tuned over the coming weeks to learn how it’s constructed. … [Read more...]

Introducing the Risk Analysis & Grouping Estimator or RAGE Gauge

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Wouldn’t it be incredibly helpful to you and your family if you could swipe your iPhone and instantly gauge the pulse of the nation? Risks to the economy? And do it on multiple levels? At your fingertips would be an intelligent way to take the temperature, if you will, of the country. I wanted such a tool and I thought you would too. And I wanted it to be about stuff I’m interested in and not some irrelevant government statistic. Allow me to introduce to you the Risk Analysis & Grouping Estimator or RAGE Gauge. Stay tuned over the coming weeks to learn how it’s constructed. … [Read more...]