We’re back! Actually, we’ve been here all along. It’s just that I haven’t posted to this blog in a while. Not because there haven’t been things to say, quite the opposite. Much has happened, and there has been much that I have wanted to say. But time for writing has been usurped by more urgent duties. One such urgent duty… Read more →
Author: Carl Goodin
AI, IM and SSA
No doubt when your news feeds have not been focused on domestic polemics, Canadian wildfires, unusual flooding, record setting heat, or Taylor Swift’s latest tour you have noticed that artificial intelligence (AI) is getting some attention. Of course, AI has been a discussion topic for decades – I first wrote about it in this blog almost ten years ago –… Read more →
Welcome, 2023
So far 2023 is looking good for investors! As illustrated in the chart below the Vanguard (US) Large Cap ETF gained 4.22% during the first two weeks of the new year. The small cap growth ETF is up 7.77%. ARKK is up 15.11% and TARK is up 31.43%. And as I write this on Tuesday, the 17th our investors are… Read more →
A Quick Note Regarding Investments
October was a good month for our investors. Our clients’ IM reports are available in their secure portals. Note: The calculation used to determine investment returns experienced by our clients is called the internal rate of return. It is cash flow specific and is net of all fees and expenses. Investment return information is provided by Morningstar using GIPS standards.… Read more →
Treasuries, Vaccines, Anniversaries, & More
“You can get so confused that you’ll start in to race…and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space, headed, I fear, toward a most useless place. The Waiting Place.” – Dr. Seuss. When our children were young, we often read books by Dr. Seuss to them. Hop on Pop, The Sleep Book, Fox in Socks, and Oh, the Places… Read more →