The Two Risks of Investing

In classic Greek mythology, two hazards awaited sailors attempting to pass the Strait of Messina. On one side was Scylla, a horrifying six-headed sea monster. On the other was Charybdis, a whirlpool that threatened to sink the entire ship. The strait was so narrow that attempting to avoid one invariably put the men within reach …

Happiness, by Yale

2020 has been a wild one, and we’re still in the first half. A pandemic. Public life shuttered. Stock market volatility. Rising unemployment. Social unrest. Presidential impeachment. Kobe. As Lenin said, “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” Does anyone even remember that we have a presidential election coming …