As of Dec 31, the S&P was up more than 90% over the last three years, its best three-year stretch since 1999. Yahoo! January 4, 2022
Today, Apple has a market value larger than the GDP of all but four countries – the US, China, Japan, and Germany. ET Now, January 5, 2022
“Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for a ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.” Sam Ewing
“I’m optimistic about life. If I can be so optimistic when I’m nearly dead, surely the rest of you can handle a little inflation.” Charlie Munger, 98, January 2, 2022
The U.S. population grew at a slower rate in 2021 than in any other year since the founding of the nation. The country’s population grew by only 0.1% or an additional 392,665 people- the first time it grew by fewer than 1 million people since 1937. US Census Bureau, December 21, 2022
A recent study confirmed that investors have a habit of remembering their returns as better than they actually were, which leads to overconfidence, higher trading frequency, and loss of wealth. Finmasters, December 28, 2021
“Success is a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.” Jim Rohn
