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Hurricane Harvey Mental Model Case Study With Regards to Purchases
When I first wrote about the mental model for purchases I did not imagine that my own personal case study would follow. But then again, who would have thought Hurricane [...]
DIY Investing Is The New Norm And Here’s 10 Reasons Why
The golden age of investing is here. The internet, discount brokerages, and free index funds have brought together a trifecta of investing bliss for DIY'ers. My savings journey started 12 [...]
The Mailbag: CAPE Ratio, Hard Money, and Bridge Loans
One of the many benefits of writing a blog is the challenge of organizing your thoughts and having them questioned. It’s initially scary to put it out there, but as [...]
16 Fixed Income Classes Ranked Based On Returns
I loaded up our HIT Investments fire box and got the research train rolling. Aggregating data from 14 fixed income classes, ranging from international high yield bonds to domestic short-term treasuries, was like shoveling coal: difficult, but necessary.
How The Illusion of Control Bias Impacts Investing
The illusion of control bias is the tendency for people to think that they have more control than apparent over events. It’s like wearing a rabbit’s foot to an exam [...]
Peer to Peer Lending – The Investor’s View
Financial innovation has opened a new and more efficient avenue to connect investors with borrowers. One of the technologies evolving since the mid 2000's has been the Peer to Peer (P2P) marketplace. Since their inception a decade ago they have grown from $0 to $54 Billion.