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The Road Not Taken
How a poem can help put long-lerm investing in better perspective
Aug 28
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Stuart & Sharon Crickmer
Wine and Investing
How a vintner slogan from the late 70s can help you put stock market investing in perspective.
Aug 14
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Stuart & Sharon Crickmer
July 2025
Top 10 S&P 500 Stocks Over Time
A historical look at the companies driving the S&P 500
Jul 31
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Stuart & Sharon Crickmer
We're Switching to Every Other Week for a While
This will free up additional time to work on our book.
Jul 17
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Stuart & Sharon Crickmer
What Can a Chess Piece Teach Us About Investing?
We start with a puzzle that leads to an astonishing example about compounding.
Jul 10
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Stuart & Sharon Crickmer
June 2025
The Futility of Forecasting
What if we gave up stressing about something we can't predict or control?
Jun 26
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Stuart & Sharon Crickmer
Compounding: the 3 - 5 - 10 Rule
Use these numbers to make smart decisions.
Jun 19
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Stuart & Sharon Crickmer
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We're Taking a Couple of Weeks Off
Here's what you can look for when we return.
Jun 5
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Stuart & Sharon Crickmer
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May 2025
The Most Important Number to Know About Your Portfolio
And you've probably never thought about it.
May 29
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Stuart & Sharon Crickmer
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What School Taught You About One of the Greatest Challenges in Investing
The future seems far off, but you've already lived and learned from this once.
May 22
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Stuart & Sharon Crickmer
The S&P 500 Cheats (and so should you)!
How a market-cap-weighted index "rides the winners."
May 16
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Stuart & Sharon Crickmer
The Problem with Investment Education and What to Do About It
For years, we’ve observed a well-meaning desire by various stakeholders to support financial education in schools.
May 8
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Stuart & Sharon Crickmer
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