Category: Blog

My apologies for not posting in a week or so. It’s been a busy time lately and not always good things. The job that pays the bills and kills time between vacations has definitely ramped up my demand (I didn’t ask for it but it is what it is) and I’m spending more time in… Read more

We are in the middle of an unseasonably warm stretch of weather here in NJ. 90+ degrees F and today is calling for a high of 98! It will go back to the normal mid 60s and rainy/shitty for Memorial Day weekend as expected but for now, we are going to enjoy this taste of… Read more

Stocks that historically perform well during wartime include aerospace and defense contractors, energy and oil producers, cybersecurity firms, and safe-haven commodities like gold. I guess this doesn’t come as a surprise. Let’s take a look at Exxon Stock as an example. Exxon Stock (XOM) was on the rise before the War with Iran officially started… Read more

I love vacationing as much as anyone. But everyone around the world right now is feeling the pinch due to the rising cost of fuel. Drive around your own town all week doing your normal errands and that’ll run you a tank of gas right now that costs upwards of $70+ or more. It’s ridiculous.… Read more

Why are we not talking about booze on a Booze Tuesday post? This is just more of a curiosity thing for me. I figured it probably wasn’t a complicated process, but I never thought to do any research on it. So how do they remove the alcohol from beer? The alcohol in beer is formed… Read more

Happy Booze Tuesday! Today we will discuss the $20 case of beer vs the $125 case of beer. Some of you are already confused by this and can’t understand why or how anyone would spend 5+ times the amount on a case of beer. I can understand both sides of the story and hence….there is… Read more

I love running scenarios and giving them to my friends with children younger than mine. Especially the ones that are waiting for the “dip”. You don’t need to wait for a dip when you’re investing in a growth fund for a 5 year old then holding it for 55 years!! That is the exact scenario.… Read more

If you are a child of the 80s or somewhere close to that period, you absolutely heard this phrase said to you by your parents. There were no cell phones, the TV had maybe 5-6 stations, and you could only play so much Pong on the ATARI if you were lucky enough to have a… Read more

I’ve mentioned before that I still play in a men’s ice hockey beer league once a week. I wouldn’t trade it for anything because the benefits of playing have been amazing. I get some late night exercise, have expanded my social network to include some of the closest friends I’ve ever had, and get mental… Read more

It’s been a busy week or so here in our town regarding our high school baseball team. We have had both our varsity and freshman baseball coaches removed over the weekend. Any articles I find online leave things very speculative as to why. But for those of us in town….we have a decent idea of… Read more

For today’s finance topic…..should you pay estimated taxes? As always, the answer is “it depends”. I will give you a few examples. If you find yourself paying thousands of dollars each year in taxes and it’s just based upon a normal year (meaning no major events such as home sale/purchases, stock market wins/losses, etc) then… Read more

The bad news is that Mikey’s baseball season is officially over. The good news is that we’re not talking long term or a major injury thankfully. Yesterday, Mikey was hit with a pitch on the hand while batting and he broke his thumb. Luckily, it broke and didn’t shatter. I’ll give the kid points for… Read more

Happy Monday everyone. For Finance Monday today, all you have to do is a simple Google Search of “Stock Market today” and you will see headlines with phrases such as “US-Iranian tensions” or “flare up” or words like “uncertainty” or “instability”. These are your hints….but will you be ready this time to buy the dip?… Read more

I had a conversation with a work colleague yesterday who is a wonderful person/employee and admittedly takes her job too seriously. She told me, during a stressful day, that she felt guilty for taking a walk to clear her head because it was 3pm. What? First things first, I reminded her that she is way… Read more

I apologize for not posting earlier this week but work/life gets in the way sometimes. I really wish I had a chance to post my normal Finance Monday topic but I’m doing that today because it’s important. Here is one of today’s headlines: Updated Wed, Apr 15 20268:16 AM EDT Stock futures are little changed… Read more

The Masters started yesterday and what great entertainment to watch this weekend! Obviously I will make it a point to watch the final round on Sunday, but I’ll be doing my best to catch as much as I can today and tomorrow as well. Are you watching? Who do you think will be wearing the… Read more

There are some amazing beers in the world today and new breweries popping up all the time. But what is the most sought after beer in the world? It’s not surprising that it is one made by monks. That beer is Trappist Westvleteren 12. Westvleteren 12 is primarily sold directly by the Sint-Sixtus Abbey in Vleteren, Belgium,… Read more

Happy Good Friday! Good Friday is a solemn Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion, suffering, and death of Jesus Christ, observed on the Friday before Easter Sunday. It is considered “good” because it marks the essential sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins and the promise of salvation, leading to the Resurrection. Not everyone is Christian and celebrating… Read more

It’s a fact that Europeans travel more internationally than Americans and I never really thought about the reason why. More or less, I was just jealous of their willingness to up and go and travel other countries and the world. Is it cost, time off, proximity to other countries….a combo of those and more maybe?… Read more

Bottom line here to answer this question: spare $$, the ability to analyze a lot of data in a short amount of time, and nerves of steel. So what is a day trader? A day trader is an investor who buys and sells financial instruments—such as stocks, options, or currencies—within the same trading day to… Read more

So many things going on in the world today. War in Iran, stock market still plummeting, TSA issues at the airports, etc. But this morning I took a quick look at North America to see what was trending and the results were only a little surprising. People, I believe, get burned out and fatigued on… Read more

I missed yesterday’s “Family” post so I’m going to do a little combo today for family and travel. So where does “move it or lose it” come into play? Let me tell you… Lately, I have been seeing the decline of some of the older people in my life and even a death within the… Read more

This past weekend was our St Patrick’s Day party as I mentioned. I wanted to circle back and let everyone know that we sampled the Green Spot 100th Anniversary 10 year old whiskey. It was fantastic! This, in my opinion, was way different than any of the other Green Spot whiskeys…whether we’re talking about the… Read more

I imagine the major fluctuations of the stock market lately is concerning to a lot of people…especially those at, near, or in retirement. When you get to that point of life, there may not be so much time for rebounding from significant losses. But for you young people or those still years from retirement, the… Read more

If I could no longer work and just travel all 52 weeks of the year, I would do so without hesitation. But that isn’t how life works…at least not for me and the overwhelming majority of us in the world. However, I’ve been lucky enough to do some great traveling over the years and have… Read more