investments

Good Enough is Almost Always Good Enough

At a diner it is difficult for many people to choose from a thirty page menu. This creates stress and often leads to bad decisions, like ordering Sushi from page 4o on the menu! This is called the paradox of choice. It is often the reason people delay investing. If you let it, this will interfere with some…

Most investment returns are random

This is the main reason you should use index funds. The majority of stock picking is pure random luck. There are good years and bad years but if you think the fund manager has control over this you are kidding yourself. Investing is one endeavor in which a complete amateur can destroy a professional over…