Four Types of Investments -- AND -- This Week's Video

I play a lot of basketball, and, as my son and the dudes I play with will attest, I like to attempt three-pointers. In that success enhances the enjoyment of virtually any endeavor, I knew from the start (my late start [not surpassing the 5'5" mark till after highschool and, thus, being a wrestler during my formative years]) that if I was to score enough to justify my itchy trigger finger, I had to learn good shooting fundamentals. While I'm fully aware that 100% from the field is infinitely beyond my reach, I know that if I can stay in rhythm, if my form is sound and if I practice good shot selection, my odds of maintaining a respectable enough percentage to keep me from being the lowly last pick come time to select the teams increase dramatically.

America: A Talent Magnet!

Edward O. Thorp, one of history's great investors, has lived a fascinating life! While nearing the end of his amazing, and instructive, autobiography A Man For All Markets, I found myself pondering the heightened nationalist sentiment that (recent French election notwithstanding) seems to be gaining traction throughout the developed world.

This Week's Message: The Cure Can Hurt a Little - OR - The Unavoidable Fact - OR - They Come and They Go

I sense a little hesitation among some clients these days -- that is, a hesitant feeling about global markets. This, frankly, I welcome, especially during a bull market. It speaks to our clients' understanding that stock prices forever fluctuate. It says that they're not the typical bleary-eyed individual investors who tend to embrace the prevailing emotion of the crowd.

Bonus Video: This Morning's Selloff and Past Presidential "Panics"

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Quote of the Day: The term "Watergate" got you jumpy?

From Bespoke Investment Group's morning commentary (also, I shot a 5 minute video on past US political turmoil and the market that I'll be sending shortly [the YouTube upload is very slow this morning]):

This Week's Video: Potential Fuel Going Forward

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Chris Ciovacco's recent excellent analysis inspired this week's message...

One minute of pure inspiration for our kids and grandkids!