Back at the beginning of the year I finally took the time to get a library card. As a Chicago resident, it was easier than I expected. I did it all online, at home, in about five minutes. Half of that time was checking out how the online service worked. Since then, I’ve spent a few random hours just digging through the library.
The online library gives me access to a huge resource that I previously wrote off. That means all the books, magazines, journals, and newspapers I’d get at the library, but also at home too, plus back issues. There’s also access to premium subscriptions that I wouldn’t normally pay for or don’t have to pay for anymore like Morningstar, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. Continue Reading…
Remember back to when you were in school. Mixed within the classes, lunch, and recess were regularly scheduled safety drills. There were fire drills, tornado drills, and for the Cold War kids, nuclear bomb drills (duck and cover).
What happens if you only invest in the U.S. stock market and it goes no where over a longer period of time, say a lost decade? Your