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It’s Never Boring
I couldn’t resist this quote from the movie Bull Durham: I believe in the Church of Baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I’ve worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma,...
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Winter Ball
A post from Barry Ritholtz today reminded me about one of the things that got me interested in baseball investing in the first place. As Ritholtz explains it, 97% of stock market returns are earned...
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Waiting for Your Pitch
Reading the latest weekly comment from John Hussman, entitled We Should Already Have Learned How This Will End, I’m reminded about the importance of waiting for your pitch. It’s hard to be patient when...
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You Can’t Time the Market
“You can’t time the market.” So say those who would convince us individual investors to buy and hold, or to be always invested in stocks. The slogan seems to mean that you can’t precisely time the...
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Stingy Defense
Recently I discovered Mr. Money Mustache (a.k.a. “MMM”) and others who write about “extreme early retirement”. A good summary is here. The basic idea is that if you reduce your spending significantly...
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Patience at the Plate
Often the basic things are hardest to master (that’s why professional baseball players go to spring training every year: to renew their familiarity with the fundamentals). One of those basic things is...
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Hit ‘Em Where They Ain’t
Here is a sobering thought from Victor Niederhoffer: One must always remember the purpose of markets. To take from the weak and give to the strong. To pay for the enormous infrastructure of the top...
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Cost Per Dividend Dollar
Over the last few days I’ve continued to think about the implications of seeing stocks as sources only of dividends (not capital gains). Although dividends are not a sure thing because some firms do at...
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The Mendoza Line
Poor Mario Mendoza, who has been immortalized for his poor performance at the plate. Dividend stocks, too have a kind of Mendoza Line: the level at which their yield becomes unacceptable for long-term...
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Permanently Gone
Just because I haven’t been posting here doesn’t mean that I haven’t been thinking about finance and investing. However, after much searching I have discovered an investing method so simple that I...
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