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Leveraged ETFs and volatility decay revisited. With more math.
Are leveraged ETFs unfairly criticized?
Sequence of returns and why it matters
Surprising math on why market fluctuations can lead to unexpected results.
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March 2023
- Mar 22, 2023 A major bank failed. What happened? Mar 22, 2023
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- Aug 16, 2022 How much does a Tesla save on gas? A frugal review Aug 16, 2022
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- Jun 20, 2022 Putting a value on financial advice Jun 20, 2022
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- May 14, 2022 Markets are in turmoil, what should we do? May 14, 2022
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April 2022
- Apr 13, 2022 The yield curve inverted again; is recession next? Apr 13, 2022
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March 2022
- Mar 15, 2022 How stock markets react to war Mar 15, 2022
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February 2022
- Feb 15, 2022 FTSE 100: Is the UK stock market flat? Feb 15, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 16, 2022 Japan’s Lost Decades: 30 years of negative returns from the Nikkei 225 Jan 16, 2022
- Jan 2, 2022 2021 in review Jan 2, 2022
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December 2021
- Dec 1, 2021 Best ways to protect your wealth Dec 1, 2021
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November 2021
- Nov 15, 2021 The FIRE time to retirement calculator Nov 15, 2021
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October 2021
- Oct 28, 2021 Investing 101: How to open a brokerage account Oct 28, 2021
- Oct 18, 2021 Country club membership: how much does it cost? Oct 18, 2021
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September 2021
- Sep 28, 2021 A crypto trading hamster is beating the S&P 500 and Warren Buffet: what in the world? Sep 28, 2021
- Sep 15, 2021 Leveraged ETFs and volatility decay revisited. With more math. Sep 15, 2021
- Sep 2, 2021 Investing 101: Important steps before you invest Sep 2, 2021
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August 2021
- Aug 18, 2021 Luxury watches as investments? A look at the best investment watches. Aug 18, 2021
- Aug 3, 2021 Investing 101: Portfolios and asset allocation Aug 3, 2021
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July 2021
- Jul 14, 2021 Investing 101: Alternative investments Jul 14, 2021
- Jul 1, 2021 I tried mining another cryptocurrency, ADA, on the Cardano network. Jul 1, 2021
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June 2021
- Jun 24, 2021 Is Robinhood a good brokerage? A frugal review Jun 24, 2021
- Jun 17, 2021 The IRON Titan fiasco: a cryptocurrency gone wrong. Jun 17, 2021
- Jun 15, 2021 Investing 101: what are bonds? Jun 15, 2021
- Jun 8, 2021 Investing 101: Mutual funds and index funds. Jun 8, 2021
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May 2021
- May 27, 2021 Investing 101: Picking stocks (and why it’s a bad idea) May 27, 2021
- May 17, 2021 I tried mining Ethereum on my home computer. Here’s what I found. May 17, 2021
- May 5, 2021 Investing 101: Market indices and the S&P 500. May 5, 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 27, 2021 Investing 101: What are stocks? Apr 27, 2021
- Apr 15, 2021 Investing 101: Why invest? Apr 15, 2021
- Apr 8, 2021 Investing 101: What is investing? Apr 8, 2021
- Apr 2, 2021 S&P hits new milestone; day-trading & website update 2021 Apr 2, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 29, 2021 Do you need a financial advisor? Mar 29, 2021
- Mar 18, 2021 Vanguard vs. Fidelity vs. Charles Schwab: Comparison of the most popular retail brokerages Mar 18, 2021
- Mar 10, 2021 Volatility decay: don’t hold leveraged ETFs long-term Mar 10, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 27, 2021 Can the stock market go to zero? Feb 27, 2021
- Feb 19, 2021 Don’t chase past performance: A lesson from CGMFX Feb 19, 2021
- Feb 10, 2021 What happened with GameStop’s short squeeze in 2021? Feb 10, 2021
- Feb 3, 2021 Active vs. passive investing: which is better? Feb 3, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 28, 2021 Real estate vs. the stock market, which is better? Jan 28, 2021
- Jan 20, 2021 My (brief) experience with day-trading Jan 20, 2021
- Jan 14, 2021 Sequence of returns and why it matters Jan 14, 2021
- Jan 11, 2021 CAGR explained Jan 11, 2021
- Jan 4, 2021 Top 5 funds I’m watching in 2021 Jan 4, 2021
- Jan 1, 2021 2020 In Review Jan 1, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec 30, 2020 Enough, a speech by John Bogle Dec 30, 2020
- Dec 26, 2020 Physician mortgages Dec 26, 2020
- Dec 10, 2020 Fidelity’s ZERO cost index funds Dec 10, 2020
- Dec 9, 2020 Is medicine a financially lucrative profession? Dec 9, 2020
- Dec 9, 2020 Why investing is important Dec 9, 2020