Almost exactly three years ago, I wrote this brief essay about a trip to the Grand Canyon our family had ...

Going Below the Hard Deck After seven consecutive quarters of positive returns, the markets have now coughed up two quarters ...

It was an ugly first half of 2022. The value of large US companies declined -20%. Small US companies fell ...

June 30 2022 “If you are shopping for common stocks, choose them the way you would buy groceries, not the ...

One doesn’t have to be a professional investor to know that markets have been under pressure so far this year. ...

Honoring Two Special Colleagues Years ago, at least before the Great Resignation, prospective new hires would often comment “I hope ...

25 May 2022 Current Conditions “Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May” — William Shakespeare, Sonnet 18 Shakespeare ...

It has been a truly extraordinary couple of years. In the world, in this country, and right here at home ...

There’s Lots of Bad News. That’s Good News. After seven consecutive quarters of positive returns, the S&P 500 finally turned ...

It was inevitable, I suppose, the same way good dogs get old, Polaroids fade and rock drummers spontaneously combust. For ...

True to the proverb, March came in like a lion. As oil prices, interest rates, and geopolitical tensions each climbed ...

My sons like to play with dominoes. Specifically, they like to stand them up in rows, push the first one ...