Oxytocin and Healing Oxytocin is a neuropeptide hormone involved in childbirth, bonding, and attachment. As important, it is what allows self-soothing in the face of suffering. When you practice self-compassion, you get rewarded with oxytocin. Oxytocin—the tend and […]
Get the Last Doubling – The Portfolio Size Effect The portfolio size effect leads to a tough decision: a tradeoff. All investment decisions are tradeoffs. You want to get what you can from the market before you retire while […]
The Hippocampus and Healing from Trauma The hippocampus is partly responsible for learning, memory, and contextualizing life. Pretty important, but there are already two strikes against it: the hippocampus develops after the amygdala and is inhibited by cortisol. While […]
A Fictional Retirement Plan I wanted to start off a new series of blogs about fictional retirement plans. What can we learn about retirement planning by doing case reviews for fictional couples? Let me know if you enjoy […]
Bond Alternatives For Diversification Should you diversify your bond holdings? Bond alternatives are an interesting consideration, especially now that interest rates and inflation are back. Your bond funds are paying better, but inflation evaporates lazy money. If you have de-risked […]
What is the Long-term REAL Return of Stocks, Bonds, and Cash? I capitalized REAL because everyone is currently worried about inflation, especially those about to retire. Inflation does have a sequence risk, and hyperinflation (and deflation) are economy killers. […]
My Five-Year Plan for Happiness Will you be happy in five years? If you are happy now, you might also be in five years. If you are not happy now, why not? Why not choose happiness now? […]
How to Time the Market with Positioning You can’t time the market! Many have tried, and many have failed. But there is an acceptable way for investors to time the market: what about positioning assets rather than predicting the future? […]
If I Were Buddhist But Couldn’t Tell Anyone What would you do even if you couldn’t tell anyone about it? Would that vacation or that degree still interest you if you couldn’t tell anyone? Since retirement, I have […]
