When Your Best Is Not Good Enough: The James Harrison School of Investing

https://instagram.com/p/6aXCJ2JFi5/ I heard about this Instagram post on CNBC of all places. The article was brief and just reported the news. I was expecting some commentary directly linking this to financial markets. Seeing none, I will make my own link here. James Harrison is a linebacker in America’s National Football League. He plays for a … Read more

Dan Marino Still Stands Out Despite Losing the Record for Passing Yards to Drew Brees

In this post, I take a detour from the analysis of financial markets to another passion of mine, professional football! The analytical lesson here is that context and relative comparisons are always important to understand the true significance of performance. Moreover, trying hard is a sufficient criteria for success, but trying a LOT is likely … Read more