June 2017

Satisfaction Yield

Investing is personal. Behind data and numbers are emotion and feelings. It’s one thing to read The Great Crash, it’s another thing entirely to read The Great Depression: A Diary. One provides the macro- how much stocks fell and how high unemployment got- the other provides the micro, the human element. Here’s Benjamin Roth writing in his…

These Are The Goods

Articles Long-term knowledge is harder to notice because it’s buried in books rather than blasted in headlines. By Morgan Housel No one wants to be lectured by people who presume to be better than them. By Josh Brown When you send your money outside the U.S., some of it bounces right back. By Jason Zweig…

What the CFA Means To Me

The CFA didn’t help me get a job. In fact, it hurt my chances. I was at an insurance company from 2008-2010, and when I left, I already knew what I wanted to do, but I had no idea how to get there. My resume was garbage, I got kicked out of school (twice), and…