Strength is the most important thing in life. That is the very first sentence in Mark Rippetoe's book, Starting Strength, Basic Barbell Training. It is also one in which I totally agree. While strength is no longer a requirement for humans, since we no longer live in the wild, it is still critical to our [...]
Strength training is one of the four pillars of fitness. With that in mind it is important to understand the best exercises for building overall strength. As we age, strength training takes on even more importance due to the potential loss of muscle mass if we are inactive. The best way to build significant strength [...]
Over 4th of July weekend, I came down with Covid-19. Given the statistics at the time, it is likely I was infected with BA4 or BA5. I haven't been a big user of masks, but I haven't often put myself in crowds, except for my ventures to Saratoga Race Track last summer (which I will [...]
It should be apparent by now that we are likely in a recession, as the Federal Reserve has finally embarked on a policy of tightening monetary policy to deal with historic inflation. Most pundits were shocked that 1st quarter GDP came in at -1.4%, as virtually no Wall Street economist predicted that much weakness. I [...]
As many people know, Netflix got creamed in the stock market yesterday as it traded down 35% from its previous close. This was in response to a lousy earnings report.Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who runs Pershing Square Capital Management, was among the investors who suffered significant losses. He decided to exit his position with a [...]
If you pay attention to Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) who employ a trend following strategy to manage money for their clients, they will primarily tell you it is not a good idea to deviate from the trading system they are using. In other words, they have rules for entering positions and rules for exiting positions, [...]
Back in 1993, I was five years out of college, and while making decent money as a commercial real estate appraiser, I was still searching for something new. Just the year before I had started making decent money for the first time in my life, and this had carried over to 1993. So, I was [...]
One of the best ways to develop an income that travels is by building a presence on the internet. On the internet, you can sell your own products and services, or someone else's. Everyday, millions of people scour the internet, searching for a solution to a problem. Some people capitalize on that by providing these [...]
On Twitter today there some griping by some that a market pundit on CNBC was calling the current stock market a "bear market." I actually agree with that assessment, but I'll get to that in a minute. Wall Street likes to use various labels and categories, and one thing it hates to do is put the [...]
As one trader I follow commented today, "the selling was just relentless, and there was no bid to the market." The fact of the matter is that we are likely in the beginning stages of a bear market. At the very least, it will be extremely difficult for the market to make much headway in [...]