AI bubble talk suggests a coming collapse or a “pop” that is unavoidable. Is it though? It may actually be a buy signal hidden in clear sight. #AIBubble #SmartInvesting #MoneyMadeSimple #obviousmoney
Burry, Bubbles & Buy Signals
Bubble talk suggests collapse or a “pop” that is unavoidable. Is it though? It may actually be a buy signal hidden in clear sight.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
AI bubble talk suggests a coming collapse or a “pop” that is unavoidable. Is it though? It may actually be a buy signal hidden in clear sight. #AIBubble #SmartInvesting #MoneyMadeSimple #obviousmoney
No one wants to lose their money, but it isn’t a reason to avoid investing. The real enemy isn’t necessarily “risky” stocks - it’s the slow, silent rot of inflation. #smartinvesting #investmentguide #obviousmoney
"I Can't Afford to Lose My Money!"
No one wants to lose their money, but it isn’t a reason to avoid investing. The real enemy isn’t necessarily “risky” stocks - it’s the slow, silent rot of inflation.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
No one wants to lose their money, but it isn’t a reason to avoid investing. The real enemy isn’t necessarily “risky” stocks - it’s the slow, silent rot of inflation. #smartinvesting #investmentguide #obviousmoney
Pre-tirement is the art of shifting gears, not slamming the brakes. It’s gaining traction as people seek purpose, flexibility, and financial sanity. The future isn’t “retired vs. working” - it’s a creative remix of both. #pretirement #investingstrategy #InvestSmart #obviousmoney #retirementgoals
Retirement Series: "Pre-tirement"
Pre-tirement is the art of shifting gears, not slamming the brakes. It’s gaining traction as people seek purpose, flexibility, and financial sanity. The future isn’t “retired vs. working” - it’s a cre...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Pre-tirement is the art of shifting gears, not slamming the brakes. It’s gaining traction as people seek purpose, flexibility, and financial sanity. The future isn’t “retired vs. working” - it’s a creative remix of both. #pretirement #investingstrategy #InvestSmart #obviousmoney #retirementgoals
Markets are in dismay over the state of long bonds, for typically obvious reasons. But, what if there is more to the recent upheavals in the bond market? #SmartInvesting #ObviousMoney #TheFed #BondMarket #FedChairman #InterestRates
Bonds & Organized Chaos
Markets are in dismay over the state of long bonds, for typically obvious reasons. But, what if there is more to the recent upheavals in the bond market?
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August 23, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Markets are in dismay over the state of long bonds, for typically obvious reasons. But, what if there is more to the recent upheavals in the bond market? #SmartInvesting #ObviousMoney #TheFed #BondMarket #FedChairman #InterestRates
Three ETF Portfolios intended to track, beat or overpower the market. Each portfolio is anchored to a distinct appetite for risk, concentration and anticipated ascent. #SmartInvesting #ETFPortfolios #InvestmentStrategy #SelfInvestor #ObviousMoney
The "Ascend" Portfolios
Three ETF Portfolios intended to track, beat or overpower the market. Each portfolio is anchored to a distinct appetite for risk, concentration and anticipated ascent.
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August 14, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Three ETF Portfolios intended to track, beat or overpower the market. Each portfolio is anchored to a distinct appetite for risk, concentration and anticipated ascent. #SmartInvesting #ETFPortfolios #InvestmentStrategy #SelfInvestor #ObviousMoney
Underperforming the market doesn’t put the self-investor “a little behind.” It puts you on a different trajectory altogether. Here's how to stop it. #smartinvesting #underperformance #selfinvestors #obviousmoney
"That Is Not My Business!"
Underperforming the market doesn’t put the self-investor “a little behind.” It puts you on a different trajectory altogether. Here's how to stop it.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Underperforming the market doesn’t put the self-investor “a little behind.” It puts you on a different trajectory altogether. Here's how to stop it. #smartinvesting #underperformance #selfinvestors #obviousmoney
Desperation Capitalism describes a growing behavioral pattern, in which capital markets are treated as urgent escape hatches from economic fragility. #desperationcapitalism #survivalism #highrisktrading #smartinvesting #obviousmoney
The Rise of Desperation Capitalism
Desperation Capitalism describes a growing behavioral pattern, in which capital markets are treated as urgent escape hatches from economic fragility.
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January 19, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Desperation Capitalism describes a growing behavioral pattern, in which capital markets are treated as urgent escape hatches from economic fragility. #desperationcapitalism #survivalism #highrisktrading #smartinvesting #obviousmoney
Learning to become politically agnostic about investing reduces risk. By being neutral, investors can game the election cycle. Here's how. #stayneutral #smartinvesting #obviousmoney
The Politically Agnostic Investor
Learning to become politically agnostic about investing reduces risk. Instead investors should game the election cycle. Here's how.
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January 11, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Learning to become politically agnostic about investing reduces risk. By being neutral, investors can game the election cycle. Here's how. #stayneutral #smartinvesting #obviousmoney
Data shows parents consistently fail to discuss retirement plans with their families. Yet, narrative is one of the most significant ways to leave a lasting legacy. #retirement #pre-tirement #financialplanning #smartinvesting #obviousmoney
Retirement Series #4: Building a Lasting Legacy
Data shows parents consistently fail to discuss retirement plans with their families. Yet, narrative is one of the most significant ways to leave a lasting legacy.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Data shows parents consistently fail to discuss retirement plans with their families. Yet, narrative is one of the most significant ways to leave a lasting legacy. #retirement #pre-tirement #financialplanning #smartinvesting #obviousmoney
Many think retirement is an event. A date. A number. But it's actually a slope. The earlier we start on that slope, the better. #RetirementPlanning #retirementgoals #SmartInvesting #obviousmoney #compounding
Retirement Series #3: Start Early
Many think retirement is an event. A date. A number. But it's actually a slope. The earlier we start on that slope, the better.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Many think retirement is an event. A date. A number. But it's actually a slope. The earlier we start on that slope, the better. #RetirementPlanning #retirementgoals #SmartInvesting #obviousmoney #compounding
Everyone talks about foreign countries “owning America.” The truth is: the biggest holder of U.S. debt is not China or Japan. #usdeficit #smartinvesting #moneymadesimple #obviousmoney
The Truth About the U.S. Deficit (Part 1)
Everyone talks about foreign countries “owning America.” The truth is: the biggest holder of U.S. debt is not China or Japan.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Everyone talks about foreign countries “owning America.” The truth is: the biggest holder of U.S. debt is not China or Japan. #usdeficit #smartinvesting #moneymadesimple #obviousmoney
The U.S. deficit feels alarming mostly because big numbers rattle us. The real lens isn’t the raw debt figure; it’s the balance sheet: assets, liabilities, and scale. #usdeficit #usdebt #smartinvesting #obviousmoney
The Truth About the U.S. Deficit (Part 2)
The U.S. deficit feels alarming mostly because big numbers rattle us. The real lens isn’t the raw debt figure; it’s the balance sheet: assets, liabilities, and scale.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The U.S. deficit feels alarming mostly because big numbers rattle us. The real lens isn’t the raw debt figure; it’s the balance sheet: assets, liabilities, and scale. #usdeficit #usdebt #smartinvesting #obviousmoney
Most “news” is noise. But you can easily filter noise from news that matters, using science-backed techniques. Find out how... #MoneyMadeEasy #obviousmoney #smartinvesting #newsnotnoise
How to Filter 'Noise' From 'News'
Most “news” is noise. But you can easily filter noise from news that matters, using science-backed techniques.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Most “news” is noise. But you can easily filter noise from news that matters, using science-backed techniques. Find out how... #MoneyMadeEasy #obviousmoney #smartinvesting #newsnotnoise
Let’s walk through the classic (and not-so-classic) ways to double your investments - and what actually works over time. #investingguide #smartinvesting #moneymadesimple #obviousmoney
5 Ways to Double Your Money
Everyone wants to double their money. It isn’t about luck, timing, or insider access - it’s about patience, compounding, and smart risk-taking. Let’s look at what actually works over time.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Let’s walk through the classic (and not-so-classic) ways to double your investments - and what actually works over time. #investingguide #smartinvesting #moneymadesimple #obviousmoney
When it comes to investing 20/20 vision doesn't work like you think. #smartinvesting #moneymadesimple #lookforward #obviousmoney
The Lie of Perfect Hindsight
Hindsight isn’t 20/20. It flatters us, distorts lessons, and tempts us to confuse being lucky with being right. Real wisdom isn’t in looking back clearly; it’s in looking forward honestly.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
When it comes to investing 20/20 vision doesn't work like you think. #smartinvesting #moneymadesimple #lookforward #obviousmoney
When it comes to markets, does "No News is Good News" still apply? #smartinvesting #obviousmoney #moneymadesimple #marketnews
"No News Is Good News!" Really?
No news creates uncertainty. Uncertainty is the market’s least favorite four-letter word. News itself, even bad news, creates clarity.
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October 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
When it comes to markets, does "No News is Good News" still apply? #smartinvesting #obviousmoney #moneymadesimple #marketnews
Welcome to one of the most fascinating psychological distortions in investing and in life. Our brains quietly move the goalposts, converting progress into perceived loss. Here's what we can do about it. #abundancemindset #obviousmoney #SmartInvesting #MoneyMadeSimple
Abundance vs. Scarcity: The Investor's Dilemma
Welcome to one of the most fascinating psychological distortions in investing and in life. Our brains quietly move the goalposts, converting progress into perceived loss. Here's what we can do about i...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Welcome to one of the most fascinating psychological distortions in investing and in life. Our brains quietly move the goalposts, converting progress into perceived loss. Here's what we can do about it. #abundancemindset #obviousmoney #SmartInvesting #MoneyMadeSimple
We’ve all heard the saying, “time is money.” But in investing, that phrase misses the mark. Money can be earned, lost, and earned again. Time can’t. Once you spend it, it's gone. #timeismoney #investingsmart #moneymadesimple #obviousmoney
"Time Is Money!" (Or So We Thought)
We’ve all heard the saying, “time is money.” But in investing, that phrase misses the mark. Money can be earned, lost, and earned again. Time can’t. Once you spend it, its gone.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We’ve all heard the saying, “time is money.” But in investing, that phrase misses the mark. Money can be earned, lost, and earned again. Time can’t. Once you spend it, it's gone. #timeismoney #investingsmart #moneymadesimple #obviousmoney
Compounding works like gravity - slow to notice, impossible to stop (if you let it run). #compounding #smartmoney #investingmadesimple #obviousmoney
Don't Compound Your Problems
Compounding works like gravity - slow to notice, impossible to stop (if you let it run). The first $100,000 is where the snowball gets big enough to roll on its own.
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October 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Compounding works like gravity - slow to notice, impossible to stop (if you let it run). #compounding #smartmoney #investingmadesimple #obviousmoney
"Herd Mentality" is totally mental. It isn’t thinking, it’s outsourcing thinking. Investors chase safety in numbers, but usually just find false security. #investingmadesimple #obviousmoney #herdmentality #smartinvesting
Why Herds Are Terrible Investors
You’ve heard the phrase “herd mentality.” The idea is that people mimic the crowd without independent thought. But here’s the thing: it’s not really mentality (which suggests thinking). Herds don’t th...
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October 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"Herd Mentality" is totally mental. It isn’t thinking, it’s outsourcing thinking. Investors chase safety in numbers, but usually just find false security. #investingmadesimple #obviousmoney #herdmentality #smartinvesting
Does money buy happiness? Sort of. But not in the way we might think. #obviousmoney #moneymadesimple #happinessdividends
Does Money Buy Happiness?
We’ve all heard the cliché: “money doesn’t buy happiness.” Cute saying. But let’s be real - most of us spend much of our waking life earning it, saving it, worrying about it, or trying to grow it. Wha...
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October 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Does money buy happiness? Sort of. But not in the way we might think. #obviousmoney #moneymadesimple #happinessdividends
What?! We’ve just lived through one of the greatest wealth-creation periods in history. Yet, nearly 50% of adults fail to invest in capital markets, not because they couldn’t, but a hurdle got in the way.
#obviousmoney #moneymadesimple #investments #planyourfuture
#obviousmoney #moneymadesimple #investments #planyourfuture
Why Almost 50% of Adults Don't Invest
Spoiler Alert: It's Not What You Think. The usual suspects—fear, mistrust, lack of knowledge—are real, but they’re symptoms.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
What?! We’ve just lived through one of the greatest wealth-creation periods in history. Yet, nearly 50% of adults fail to invest in capital markets, not because they couldn’t, but a hurdle got in the way.
#obviousmoney #moneymadesimple #investments #planyourfuture
#obviousmoney #moneymadesimple #investments #planyourfuture
Why we shouldn't fear market highs. It may feel queasy, be record highs are more normal than they seem. #investingmadesimple #obviousmoney #alltimehighs #staydisciplined
Afraid of Heights?
Don't be. This is What Healthy Markets Should Do.
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September 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Why we shouldn't fear market highs. It may feel queasy, be record highs are more normal than they seem. #investingmadesimple #obviousmoney #alltimehighs #staydisciplined
What happens if we actually Never Stopped Searching? check out the post: #neverstopsearching #obviousmoney #obviousmeaning #askbetterquestions
"Never Stop Searching!"
How a popular cliché prompted me to ask better questions.
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September 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What happens if we actually Never Stopped Searching? check out the post: #neverstopsearching #obviousmoney #obviousmeaning #askbetterquestions