Combating Bias In Investment Decisions
Investment December 17, 2021/Investment The great Warren Buffet once said that you don’t need a super high IQ to be a great investor. What you…
Draw the Right Lessons to Win Long Term
Investment December 17, 2021/Investment As a professional investor, people constantly ask for my take on the markets or particular investment moves. I can’t evaluate everybody’s…
Are You Investing Enough for Retirement?
Investment December 17, 2021/Investment Some people intend to work until they die. Everybody else had better be preparing for retirement. Unfortunately, many American households aren’t…
Look Past the Doom and Gloom
Investment December 17, 2021/Investment There’s an old saying that economists have predicted nine of the last five recessions. Downturns are inevitable, but when it comes…
Vaccine Investments Will Have Significant RoI for America
Investment December 16, 2021/Investment There has been a lot of debate recently about how much money should be spent upfront investing in vaccine options to…
Short Sellers Only Profit From Others’ Pain?
Investment December 16, 2021/Investment In a time when people are suffering, there’s something uncomfortable about people who win when the markets lose. But even…
Are You An Investor, Or Gambler?
Investment December 16, 2021/Investment There’s an old saying in poker. Look around the table. If you haven’t figured out who the patsy is within 5…
What To Do When Interest Rates Are Extremely Low?
Investment December 16, 2021/Investment Mixed economic indicators and volatile markets lead many to tread lightly in making investment decisions. These conditions also create great…
The Vision Fund Is Entering The Danger Zone
Investment December 16, 2021/Investment SoftBank’s Vision Fund will very likely end up becoming a cautionary tale. All investors can take valuable lessons from their mistakes….
Investors Focused on Loss Aversion Fall Behind
Investment December 16, 2021/Investment Financial markets have been volatile recently. That might not change for a while. What is a savvy investor to do? To…
After Wildfires New Healthy Forests Grow
Investment December 16, 2021/Investment In the midst of the current crisis, we can get ahead of ourselves thinking about the long term. Now is a…
More to Investing than Making Money?
Investment December 13, 2021/Investment There’s an ongoing debate about the goals of investing. Focus on making money vs. prioritizing environmental and social progress along with…
Data Driven, or Foolish?
Investment December 13, 2021/Investment Data doesn’t lie. But does it tell the truth? The current fixation on data analytics suggests that data is the only…
How Do You Measure Good Intentions?
Investment December 13, 2021/Investment Investors care more than ever about the environmental and social impact of companies they invest in. In the big picture,…
Follow the Growth
Investment December 13, 2021/Investment Supply-and-Demand is a key factor in real estate investing. When we look at Supply, we ask ourselves: How much developed…
How Well Do You Incorporate Probabilities?
Investment December 13, 2021/Investment Most people are really bad at thinking clearly and rationally about (uncertain) future events. No surprise – our brains evolved…
Beware Unintended Consequences
Investment December 8, 2021/Investment People often forget that the world is complex, and outcomes are hard to predict. Simple explanations for cause-and-effect can be tools…
Moral Hazard in the Housing Market
Investment December 8, 2021/Investment I love sports, and not for the usual reasons. While I played as a kid and I still have a few…
Remote Workers Are Impacting Commercial Real Estate
Investment December 8, 2021/Investment I’m always watching demographic and economic trends. It’s one way we unearth high value deals from across the US. A very…
Nobody Wins a Trade War
Investment December 8, 2021/Investment Nobody wins in a trade war. For the last few years, I’ve been keeping my eye on the trade situation, looking…
The Most Highly Valued Real Estate Company in the World
Investment December 8, 2021/Investment Is real estate a simple fixed asset, or can it be something more like a service? That is the fundamental…
Social Engineering Has Failed In Housing
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment Social engineering in housing is a failure. America’s top tier cities are increasingly unaffordable for middle class renters. Ironically, the…
What Do ‘Board Members’ Do Exactly?
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment Oversight is supposed to be the primary purpose of a board of directors, but I don’t know if that’s really what…
Learning from Warren Buffett’s Mistake
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment Berkshire Hathaway is taking a multibillion dollar write-down on Kraft Heinz, a recent major acquisition. This is surprising for fans of…
Many Companies Are Ignoring a Big Risk
Investment December 7, 2021/Investment Long term investing is all about risk assessment. Many companies, particularly public ones, are overlooking something important. Risks of a changing…