My investing journey started a little later than most. As a medical resident in my late twenties, I had spent the first two decades plus of my life accumulating debt. I was thrilled to be at the time of my life where I was actually earning a paycheck and had a small amount of money […]
I recently had an investor call with Bob Dreher, SVP of Investor Relations of Praxis Capital. For those of you who have been following/listening to Left Field Investors (LFI) for some time know, we think highly of Brian Burke and his team at Praxis. Many of us have read Brian’s book, The Hands-Off Investor, and […]
PLEASE NOTE: This is Part 2 of a portion of the Year-End Summary that Jeremy Roll writes each year for his Investor Group. He granted Left Field Investors permission to publish excerpts of the report. If you would like to contact Jeremy, please see his contact information at the end of this article.  Thinking […]
PLEASE NOTE: This is Part 1 of a portion of the Year-End Summary that Jeremy Roll writes each year for his Investor Group. He granted Left Field Investors permission to publish excerpts of the report. If you would like to contact Jeremy, please see his contact information at the end of this article. While you might […]
I wish I knew then what I know now. This is a statement everyone has thought of at one point or another. I think about the person I was and how I perceived the world at different eras in my life. My experiences have shaped me into the person I’ve become. I expect this is […]
Getting a handle on prior economic circumstances is hard enough, but predicting future conditions is virtually impossible. There are too many unknown and dynamic variables that go into a market economy, not to mention any unforeseeable circumstances. Putting too much weight on the forecasts of “experts” can be hazardous. That’s why, in making financial decisions, […]
Let’s face it – most of us are not Elon Musk and can only effectively handle one full-time job. If you’re in that group, you are likely capped in what you can make which can lead to a scarcity mindset and thinking. However, don’t be dissuaded. With determination and planning, outside of the W-2 you […]
A diversified mix of investments is often promoted by financial advisors and gurus as a way to reduce risk and volatility. While this strategy is tried and true, the more diversified you are, the more your portfolio’s returns will resemble the overall performance of the market. You’re not going to be the next Bitcoin millionaire […]
I started down the path of passive investing as many of us did, after I picked up a little purple book called Rich Dad, Poor Dad. After reading that book and doing a little networking, I teamed up with a local real estate investor in Phoenix where I lived at the time. I ended up […]
While I was sitting in an MBA finance course in 2016 where we were discussing the Efficient-Market Hypothesis, I quickly realized the odds of being able to consistently outperform the market were slim for professional investors and almost impossible for the average person. I’ve always wanted to achieve financial freedom early on in my career […]