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2500 Reasons Not to Stress About Politics

Corrupt politicians and ideological battles have existed for centuries. But fortunately, as long as there have been politicians, there have also been philosophers, who have provided a much needed counterbalance. Continue reading

Posted Dec 15, 2020 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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Will the 2020 Election Crash the Stock Market?

No one knows for certain how the election of 2020 will affect the stock market. But there are some current trends, as well as history, that provide clues about stock market performance after the election. Continue reading

Posted Oct 21, 2020 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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In One Word: Why the Market Keeps Going Up (and What Will Make It Fall)

Why does the stock market keep going up, even amidst bad economic news? What will make the stock market go down again? The fundamental answer can be boiled down to just one word. Continue reading

Posted Aug 17, 2020 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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Rational Investing in an Irrational Market

For a rational investor to survive and thrive in an irrational market, there are a few universal truths to remember and practice. Continue reading

Posted Jul 8, 2020 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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'Sell in May & Go Away' vs 'This Time It's Different'

"Men in the game are blind to what men looking on see clearly." ~ Chinese Proverb Although stock prices began the month of May on a mixed note, equities ended the month of April 2020 with their biggest month since... Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2020 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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Why the Coronavirus Bear Market Rally Makes No Sense

The first two weeks of April 2020 marks the biggest rally for stocks in 82 years, even as US job losses reached 22 million. Why the disconnect? The short answer is hope. But the longer answer explains why this coronavirus bear market rally will not last. Continue reading

Posted Apr 20, 2020 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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Timeless Methods to Find Peace, Meaning & Purpose Now

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." ~ Viktor Frankl Life is 10 percent of what happens to us and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2020 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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COVID-19 Perspective: On Investing, the Economy & Mastery of Life

"Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things." ~ Miyamoto Musashi After an absence of posting in this blog... Continue reading

Posted Mar 24, 2020 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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Ignorance: The World's Invisible Enemy

"We think we know, that is our tragedy; so we never discover." ~ Anthony DeMello Almost all failures of mankind, from the smallest to the biggest, are rooted in ignorance: arguments about politics on social media, personal finance mistakes, failed... Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2016 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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Leave It!

"A life without adventure is likely to be unsatisfying, but a life in which adventure is allowed to take whatever form it will is sure to be short." ~ Bertrand Russell On any given day in and around my house... Continue reading

Posted Feb 10, 2016 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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Being vs Having

"You spent the first half of your life becoming somebody. Now you can work on becoming nobody, which is really somebody. For when you become nobody there is no tension, no pretense, no one trying to be anyone or anything.... Continue reading

Posted Dec 24, 2015 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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The Virtue of Doing Nothing

"Thus what we gain is Something, yet it is by virtue of Nothing that this can be put to use." ~ Lau Tzu I recently went kayaking for the first time with a friend. As with many new experiences, the... Continue reading

Posted Aug 28, 2015 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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Work is love made visible...

"And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy." ~ Kahlil Gibran,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 2, 2015 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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Reflection

"Only in quiet waters things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world." ~ Hans Margolius In this New Year, 2015, I will publish my first book. I write this not as an advertisement... Continue reading

Posted Dec 31, 2014 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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Presents and Presence

"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present." ~ Babatunde Olatunji It is much worse to have no presence than to have no presents... Writing a post on... Continue reading

Posted Dec 18, 2014 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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Be Thankful, Be Content, Be Rich

"A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety." ~ Aesop In just 13 words, Aesop captures within this quote the power of contentment and so much more than that. But who will hear the message... Continue reading

Posted Nov 21, 2014 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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In 3 Words: The #1 Problem (and Solution) in the World Today

"…and considering what the world is now, with all the misery, conflict, destructive brutality, aggression, tremendous advancement in technology, and so on… it seems to me, though man has cultivated the external world and has more or less mastered it,... Continue reading

Posted Sep 9, 2014 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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Robin Williams: Philosopher

"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world." ~ Robin Williams I've paid homage to comedians on this site several times because comedy is a powerful form of philosophy. In fact, by far the most... Continue reading

Posted Aug 12, 2014 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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The Tragedy of Thinking That We Know

Inscribed above the entrance of the ancient Greek temple of Apollo Delphi, site of the sacred Oracle, are the words “Gnothi Seauton”, which translates to Know Thyself. The ancient Greeks and many of the greatest thinkers and philosophers before and... Continue reading

Posted Aug 1, 2014 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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Foundations vs 'Castles in the Air'

"I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2014 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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Have You Been to 'the Woods' Lately?

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover I... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2014 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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Less is More: The Wisdom of Simplicity

"The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity." ~ Walt Whitman Life is simple; we only make it complex. We spend our lives unconsciously covering our authenticity with outer identity... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2014 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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It Takes Money to Make Money

"Where some people are very wealthy and others have nothing, the result will be either extreme democracy or absolute oligarchy, or despotism will come from either of those excesses." ~ Aristotle If you don't have money, it's because you don't... Continue reading

Posted Mar 13, 2014 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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Excerpts From My Book and Thoughts on Mastery of Life

"One authentic action in reality is worth more than one-thousand inspirations that feed the dream." ~ Kent Thune Some of you know I've been working on a book, which partially explains my light blog posting frequency lately. If I have... Continue reading

Posted Feb 5, 2014 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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How to Give Yourself 'the Present'

"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present." ~ Babatunde Olatunji Start a new holiday tradition this year: In addition to giving presents, give yourself presence. This time... Continue reading

Posted Dec 19, 2013 at THE FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHER

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