by Josh Scandlen | Dec 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Have We ALL Lost Our Minds? Alex writes in telling me that he needs help with his retirement plan because Vanguard doesn’t think $14,428 a month will be enough to retire. See the video I did on this here. The funny thing about this is that Alex... by Josh Scandlen | Dec 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Let’s cut right to the chase and start with how stock returns are generated. John Bogle in his book Common Sense on Mutual Funds states: We can use the historical data to answer a simple question: Why have stocks provided long-term real returns of 7 percent?... by Josh Scandlen | Dec 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
A couple little charts I created today. You can see my video on Rumble. Chart 1 Chart 2 The data I used to create these charts is from Robert Shiller’s website. The exact same data but two completely different perspectives. Weird, huh? The... by Josh Scandlen | Nov 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
See that? Now look at this: What do you see that jumps out at you? Well, let me tell ya. The 10 Year Treasury bond yield has dropped from 4.25 to 3.68 in a month’s time. That’s a 13.4% DECLINE, again in a month’s time. Now notice the Vanguard GNMA... by Josh Scandlen | Nov 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Maine, in the winter, is a scary place. It’s cold, dark and dreary…for months on end. Maybe that’s why I so love a flower and a butterfly. When they appear you know winter is behind you. No weatherman needed. After the gray of the long winter, the colors...