Joshua M Brown

Mick and Jeff officially kick off Summertime 2014

It’s not officially Summertime until DJ Jazzy Jeff and my man Mick put out their Summertime Mixtape. And this week, they did. The two DJs have been kicking off summer with their tape collaboration for five years now, we’ve put you on to the free download before (see here). It’s always perfect for backyard barbecues or…

Jeff Miller: Here is How You Should Think About Inflation

Every Sunday night I make it a point to include Jeff Miller’s A Dash of Insight blog as part of my weekly prep. The blog is always good but I’ve come to appreciate his regular “Weighing the Week Ahead” series the most. In addition to giving us a cogent summary of what’s just happened along with his…

Chillvest Unveils Latest Disruptive Portfolio Service

Chillvest Unveils Latest Disruptive Portfolio Service New family of portfolio products will disrupt asset management business by paying fees directly to clients. San Francisco, CA – June 23, 2014 – (BUSINESS WIRE): Chillvest.com, a leading provider of cloud-based automated investing for Tweens, Millennials and Generation Z, today introduced its latest disruptive innovation, Portfolio Payments™, the first-ever investment product…

A Portfolio is Not a Plan

Portfolios are now free. Vanguard and Schwab got it 95% of the way there with near-zero expense index products and now a handful of do-or-die startups like Covestor have carried it the last mile. The race to the bottom has concluded. The war is over. But your war is just beginning. The difference between a portfolio…

What if Wages Rise?

Quick disclaimer: I’m not an economist and I don’t really care about economics at all except as it relates to the investment markets in which I earn my living. As my friend Stephen Weiss likes to say, if you’re attempting to trade based on economic reports, you’re going to need a second job to make…