Is it Really a (Speech) Competition?
I recently ran across a great post from Paul Artale, PhD on the benefits of speech competitions. I repeat his 3 main points here. Let me give credit where it…
But 70 is Soooooooooo Oooooooold!
If you have looked into the issue of when to claim Social Security (SS) benefits for more than 30 seconds you have seen 100 eggheads screaming “Don’t touch it before…
Sample Speech #4 – The Rest of the Story
You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he is expecting to wake up. Ironically, this is not far from the truth. This is your…
Sample Speech #3: A Toast to the Toastmasters
le Ladies and Gentlemen – this is a box. It might be an hour of work. It functions just fine. It gets the job done, and it will last forever.…
Guardrails & Probability of Failure Nonsense
Perhaps the most common tool used to discuss retirement planning, and especially planning withdrawals from a retirement account is the use of Monte Carlo Simulation. In fact, you can find…
Sample Speech #2: Male Bovine Excrement
Opening - 1:00 Minute This is a copy of the album Power, from the Temptations back in 1980. This was the last hit record for the group and the title…
Sample Speech #1: It’s All About the Shoes
This is a sample speech that won several contests in my district. I provide it here for anyone looking for ideas or sample speeches to get started in Toastmasters or…
Normal Doesn’t Mean “Normal”, it means normal
I ran across an important quote today that is particularly enlightening about attitudes towards investment returns. It relates to the Laplace-Gaussian distribution, but before I Explain further, ask yourself a…
Investing has Been Solved (Sort of) – Part II
Let’s get the idea that will enrage most people out of the way first. When it comes to long term investing (and there is no other kind) our simple rule…
Investing Has Been Solved (Sort of) Part I
Before you freak out and scream – “no it hasn’t you idiot, my situation is different,” let me explain that you are absolutely right, but that has nothing to do…