Weekly Mixtape For May 15th, 2022

All About Your Benjamins™

"“The headlines that may or may not be impacting your financial plan and portfolio.” https://youtu.be/ln4yDe1h8zA Week In Review Articles The WSJ: Buffalo Supermarket Shooting Leaves at Least 10 Dead The WSJ: Stocks Trim Weekly Losses With Friday Gains The WSJ: Inflation Slipped in April, but Upward Pressures Remain The WSJ: Senate Confirms Jerome Powell to Second Term Leading Federal Reserve The WSJ: Crash of TerraUSD Shakes Crypto. ‘There Was a Run on the Bank.’ The WSJ: Apple Is Discontinuing the iPod After a More Than Two Decade Run The WSJ: Lunar Eclipse 2022: When and How to Watch the Blood Moon https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda/status/1525619938018398214 Weekly Mixtape Morgan Housel: A Few Beliefs "Having your views confirmed is a powerful and addictive drug." Bob Seawright: So What?!? ":The inherent contradiction of false knowledge is that it feels like it’s true. Our bias blindness is such that, most of the time, only people on the outside can see we’re full of it." Dr. Joy Lere: Insight & Action: The Push and Pull of Porcupines "Humility helps us stay open and makes us more approachable. People see through the facade of pretension but respect authenticity. Don't try to be anything other than human. You're not fooling anyone." Dr. Phil Pearlman: Where Do I Begin? "These are the two things to start with that are fundamental and serve as the gateway to better fitness and more healthy habits that begin to click as you make walking and eating right habits." Lazetta Rainey Braxton: Should Gen Xers Keep Or Toss The Term Retire? "For some odd reason, saying the word (retire) aloud engendered a feeling of decline and a loss of purpose and identity. My fear of the future surfaced with irrational thoughts about transitioning from working to exiting this earth." A Wealth Of Common Sense: Things You See In Every Bear Market "In every bear market, some asset class, strategy or investment doesn’t behave like it’s supposed to. Diversification itself often gets called into question." The Irrelevant Investor: Twenty Lessons "It’s important to never let a bad market go to waste. Our portfolios might be down, but we can learn and grow from experiences like this." Sam Ro: Bear Markets And The Truth About Investing "This all speaks to two conflicting realities investors must cope with: In the long run, things almost always work out for the better, but in the short run, anything and everything can go wrong. This is what investing in the stock market is all about." All About Your Benjamins The Podcast: The Next Episode-Pre-Encore Planning PRST: The Weekly PRST Vol. 5 Disclaimer: Nothing on this blog should be considered advice, or recommendations. If you have questions pertaining your individual situation you should consult your financial advisor. For all of the disclaimers, please see my disclaimers page.