Welcome to the end of the week! Just sit back, relax, and enjoy this weeks roundup in another edition of Happy Hour.
Day Trading 3.0
Mobility and the internet of things does a great job of breaking down long-standing barriers, for better or worse. Though, a couple of barriers should probably stay up. The Verge recently reported on one such example.
The story about someone, a high school kid no less, who got lucky day trading penny stocks is enough to convince a few people they can do it too. The falling transaction costs of trading is another excuse to try. The fact trading can now be done anywhere with a cell signal makes it more troubling. Continue Reading…

Why would anyone choose the worst performing countries? We know that
A broad index fund is one way to get international exposure in your portfolio, but index funds aren’t perfect. One alternative is to pick single country funds but how do you choose which countries to own?