2018 The Year Mr. Market Took -3.5%, While This Investor Grew Net Worth +13.7%

No, this isn’t an exercise in fuzzy math. In fact, most investors who are in the accumulation phase of their investing journey probably saw similar results. So, let’s see how this investor was able to grow his family’s net worth when Mr. Market dealt him a bad hand.
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Shark Tank’s O’Leary On ETF Investing

Great interview here with Mr. O’Leary. I am always 90% to 100% invested, so I really liked this quote, “Kevin O’Leary: No, because in my mandate, I’m invested 100% all the time. My job is to find ways to diversify my risk and reduce volatility. Exchange-traded funds—and particularly new smart-beta or rules-based ETFs—do exactly that.”

Read the full article at etf.com right here: Shark Tank’s O’Leary On ETF Investing

What if You Only Invested at Market Peaks? by Ben Carlson

I am very fond of this story written by Ben Carlson. Please click on the link below to read the full story. You may be surprise how the world’s worst market timer succeeded with investing. Enjoy!

What if You Only Invested at Market Peaks? by Ben Carlson

Meet Bob.

Bob is the world’s worst market timer.

What follows is Bob’s tale of terrible timing of his stock purchases.

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10 Most Useful Investing Podcasts (+10 more honorable mentions)

Podcasting is now a dominate media format. Although it is still relatively new (see history), there are now over 1000 podcast shows available just in the “Investing” category in iTunes. With that many choices, a new podcast listener who wants great financial or investing content may not know where to begin.

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