We’ve written ad nauseum about diversification in this blog. We’ve done so because it is a proven principle to successful investing. Furthermore, so many individual investors are not properly diversified based on their specific life situation and goals. Most aren’t properly educated but some actually think they can do better. While there are certainly select …

“Plenty to worry about but not much for investors to do” was the headline from a recap Byron Wien, famed Blackstone market strategist, penned after his annual gathering for “serious investors”. I’m not going to go into the specifics from his gathering. You can read about it here if you’re interested. Apart from Mr. Wien being …

Market-based economies are driven by the laws of supply and demand which are driven by consumer preference and producer capacity. High consumer demand for scarce products will result in rapid and extreme price increases. The opposite is also true. Think of fads like beanie babies that came and went fairly quickly. One minute they were …