The Cost of Capital and the Price of Time
We’ve all heard the phrase “time is money”.
But what exactly is the “price of time”? How do we calculate or
New Years Resolution
One of the “classics” in investing literature is Charles Ellis’ Winning the Loser’s Game. I happened to reread it recently, and what follows has heavy inspiration from
Of Adam Smith, Pyrrhic Victories, and your “Why?”
You are probably familiar with Adam Smith, often called the Father of Economics. Most people associate him with his book The Wealth
Staying Found
Years ago, Melinda and I hiked the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) from Ashland, OR to Manning Park, British Columbia. We learned a lot about ourselves during the roughly
Everything You Own
A realtor friend jokingly congratulated me on purchasing my home in 2009 by saying, “Welcome to the class of ‘home-moaners’!”. Get it? Homeowners constantly moan about their
I LOVE the game of golf. The history, the tradition, the etiquette, the finesse, and the challenge of hitting a stationary object consistently (how hard can golf be?)
Remember those old Michael Jordan commercials? “I wanna be, I wanna be like Mike…” Well, how about wanting to be like Ike, as in Dwight D. Eisenhower. Supreme Allied Commander
Beware the Ides of March. NO! Beware the soothsayer! Remember reading Shakespeare in your high school English class?
The classic work of Julius Caesar gives the prognosticating soothsayer these words,
How far can you get in 4,000 miles?
That’s the question I asked myself as I biked home in the dark with a flashing headlight and taillight on my bike
It’s 1989, and I’m 9 years old. My parents worry about kids ending up on a milk carton, yet they let me walk to and from grade school. A journey