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House Pallet Syndrome
[Originally written in 2014, edited in 2024] My fiancé, Marisa, and I visited two small wineries in Napa. We went expecting to taste good wine, but we…
Mar 27
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What Do You Want to Hear?
We all want results, but too many people want it the way they want it and not the way it has to be. We’re suckers for a good story. We want to believe…
Mar 20
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Plant Many Seeds. Make Lots of Small Bets.
One seed = one opportunity Many seeds = many opportunities Farmers plant thousands of seeds because they don’t know which ones will produce food and…
Mar 13
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Respecting Investors
The markets have a way of stirring up our unresolved issues. If you don’t have a means of addressing your anger, for example, in a healthy way then…
Mar 6
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February 2024
What Would You Rather?
Would you rather get shot from 50 feet or 500 feet? Intuition says 500 feet, right? Well, mine does anyway. Knowing nothing about weaponry or the…
Feb 28
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The Curse of Survival
A young lion is majestic. A pure power look that you’d frame on the wall. But the young ones don’t have the scars of survival yet. They haven’t been…
Feb 21
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Breaking News -- Cocoa is in a Bubble
The recent surge in Cocoa is not new. It's been trending up for a while now.
Feb 13
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Let’s Go Back to 2013
It’s January 2013 and the general feeling about the stock market is much less cocky than it is today. We’re 4-5 years removed from the Financial Crisis…
Feb 7
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January 2024
The Chase
We chase returns. It's in our blood. We extrapolate the recent past expecting it to continue just like it has. It feels good to imagine our money…
Jan 31
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Put it on the Line
I’ve built software. I’ve consulted. I’ve coached. I’ve been an employee. I’ve given interviews. I’ve written papers, blogged and podcasted for years…
Jan 24
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How's Your Resolution Going?
As an avid sports fan my entire life, I’ve seen many great players never win the big one. Hell, I’ve seen many teams comprised of great players never…
Jan 18
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Volatility by Design
The past couple of months have been tough on trend-followers, myself included. The sharp reversals in interest rates, equities and currencies accounted…
Jan 8
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