An exchange I had with Ben Carlson on Twitter last week sets the table to share the most important investing lesson I learned in 2015: @awealthofcs one of the biggest things I've learned from your writing and @michaelbatnick's is that all of those work in their own...
The Dogs of the Dow strategy has become pretty well known over the years. It's been described as a simple way to own a reliable portfolio of high yielding blue chips that outperform the market over time. The Dogs of the Dow strategy entails ranking the 30 members of...
Individual investors and investment advisors alike can benefit from keeping a portfolio journal. Having a handwritten record of past thoughts can be invaluable to our decision-making process in the future. Making financial decisions isn't easy, and neither is giving...
This is my favorite time of the year to watch sports. The NFL is back in action, but more importantly, October brings us the MLB Playoffs. We're huge baseball fans here at Mullooly Asset Management, and this year is particularly exciting for us because our New York...
Yesterday on my drive home, I listened to Mike Francesa on 660 WFAN. I'm a big fan of his and tuning into the show has become somewhat of a ritual for me. One guy called in and asked Mike a question regarding the odds Vegas put on the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals. His...
I was a little late to the game, but better late than never, right? I just finished reading Andy Weir's The Martian. This science fiction novel was recently made into a movie, starring Matt Damon, that will debut in October. If you haven't seen a commercial yet, check...
Last weekend I enjoyed what many refer to as the "end of summer" here at the Jersey Shore. Despite the fact that Labor Day weekend doesn't even come close to ending this beautiful time of year here in New Jersey, I managed to take away a valuable lesson that applies...
The NFL season is about to get underway. I know I'm anxiously anticipating next Thursday's showdown between the Patriots and Steelers. Can you imagine either of these teams not planning for this matchup? We all know Bill Belichick will have something up his sleeve,...
Yesterday I read an excellent post by Corey Hoffstein of Newfound Research. He discussed the recent market volatility, and suggested that many investors might feel worse about it in comparison to other very similar corrections. The reasoning he provided makes a lot of...
I recently read Jim O'Shaughnessy's What Works on Wall Street for the first time. This is undoubtedly a book that I'll be returning to time and time again, as there's no way I absorbed the entirety of its wisdom on first pass. However, I did take away a great deal...
