Why "Visualizing" Your Goals Is Killing Your Dreams
‘Tis almost the season for New Year’s Resolutions, so I wanted to get this article out while you’re still formulating those goals because...
Nicholas Pihl
- Nov 23
- 4 min
Thanksgiving Surprises
As a geriatric psychiatry nurse, my wife has a unique perspective on issues like aging, end-of-life care, and Alzheimers. According to...
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Nicholas Pihl
- Nov 17
- 4 min
Why Investing During Retirement is Different from Investing FOR Retirement
You have been working hard for most of your life, contributing to retirement accounts, and hoping for the best rate of return you could...
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Nicholas Pihl
- Oct 18
- 3 min
A Halloween Horror Story
The following is a story about what happened to our family friend, George. Of course, like all the best frightful tales, what makes this...
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Nicholas Pihl
- Oct 13
- 4 min
What causes markets to crash (and recover)?
Link from: https://www.livescience.com/diseases-despair-rising-us.html
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Nicholas Pihl
- Sep 29
- 2 min
A Few Good Things About Bear Markets
Given the current market environment, I bet many of you are wondering, "should I sell my stocks? What if the market keeps going down?"...
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Nicholas Pihl
- Sep 21
- 5 min
Should I Buy I-Bonds?
First off, this isn't meant as a blanket recommendation for anything. Consult your advisor for whether this is a good fit for you and...
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Nicholas Pihl
- Sep 19
- 1 min
September "Book Club" Recommendations
Welcome to September, my favorite month to be an Oregonian! Hopefully you're enjoying life and making the most of this good weather while...
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Nicholas Pihl
- Aug 31
- 1 min
August Newsletter, 2022
Big news! I am officially a CFA Charterholder! To give you some context, the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) credential is the most...
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Nicholas Pihl
- Aug 31
- 1 min
July Newsletter, 2022
This month's newsletter is a bit of a departure from the usual books, podcasts, etc. Since it's (finally!) summer, after an especially...
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Nicholas Pihl
- Aug 31
- 1 min
June 2022 Newsletter
I have just two recommendations for you in this month's newsletter. I think what I most enjoy sharing is something that empowers a...
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Nicholas Pihl
- Aug 31
- 6 min
The biggest risk you'll face in retirement
The biggest financial risk is running out of money in retirement. Are there other risks? Yes. But are they more important than making...
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Nicholas Pihl
- May 13
- 4 min
Are HSAs good? What should I do with mine?
First off, let me say, this isn't advice tailored to your individual situation. HSAs aren't a good fit for everybody, as I discuss at the...
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Nicholas Pihl
- May 6
- 1 min
May "Book Club" Recommendations
I thought this conversation between Tim Ferris and Rick Rubin was really interesting. Rick Rubin is a record producer who has worked with...
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Nicholas Pihl
- May 6
- 1 min
April "Book Club" Recommendations
My recommendation this month is Peter Zeihan's book, The Accidental Superpower. His thesis is that America has a number of geographic and...
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Nicholas Pihl
- Apr 24
- 3 min
Why Buffett is even smarter than I thought
It's funny how, the more I learn, the more I re-discover the same stuff that Buffett has been saying and doing for decades now. Writing...
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Nicholas Pihl
- Apr 19
- 5 min
Notes from the 2021 Berkshire Hathaway Letter to Shareholders
Berkshire Hathaway is a company that I and some of my clients own shares in. This article isn't a recommendation to buy or sell shares,...
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Nicholas Pihl
- Apr 8
- 2 min
What bonds are telling us about inflation
The big question on my mind these days is whether inflation is "transitory" or enduring. This matters because inflation tends to have a...
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Nicholas Pihl
- Apr 1
- 7 min
For better stock investments, focus on these three principles
The thing about investing in stocks is, they aren't bonds. "Well, duh," you say, "obviously stocks and bonds are different. Everybody...
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Nicholas Pihl
- Mar 24
- 9 min
Searching for the next Amazon.com. Is it a bad idea?
TLDR: Yeah. It is. Investors spend a lot of time speculating (read: daydreaming) about what it would be like to have bought Amazon stock...
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