{"id":306,"date":"2015-05-15T10:49:30","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T17:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.com\/blog\/?p=306"},"modified":"2015-05-15T10:49:30","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T17:49:30","slug":"what-makes-you-itch-weekend-reading-worth-jumping-into-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/what-makes-you-itch-weekend-reading-worth-jumping-into-7\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes you itch?  Weekend reading worth jumping into."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do.&#8221; &#8211; Johann Von Goethe<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8211; Lucius Annaeus Seneca<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Go-for-it.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-223 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Go-for-it.jpg\" alt=\"Go for it\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Go-for-it.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Go-for-it-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>We love to read and share &#8211; here&#8217;s some notable things from the last week covering life, investing, planning, and caveman living plus a look at what we were up to this time last year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Perspective<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSustainable Living\u201d wasn\u2019t part of our grandparents\u2019 vocabulary&#8230;.<a href=\"http:\/\/gailvazoxlade.com\/blog\/archives\/6821\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Entitlement<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What $376.45 and $1.23 have in common, \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainpickings.org\/2009\/03\/10\/hungry-planet\/?utm_content=bufferf70f0&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Hungry Planet: How The World Eats, or Doesn\u2019t<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both Liberals and Conservatives are talking tax cuts &#8211; both\u00a0need to think carefully &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/globe-investor\/personal-finance\/taxes\/how-splitting-the-dinner-bill-relates-to-tax-cuts\/article24441644\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Overtaxing the rich: A cautionary tale<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Investing<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You owe it to yourself to ask &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneywehave.com\/questions-to-ask-your-financial-advisor\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Questions to ask your financial advisor<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It still surprises me that Vanguard isn&#8217;t way way more important in Canada &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/6-ways-vanguard-has-changed-the-way-people-invest-2015-05-09\" target=\"_blank\"><em>6 ways Vanguard has changed the way people invest<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I say risk and you say risk we likely mean different things &#8211;\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/05\/11\/your-money\/speaking-the-language-of-risk.html?ref=your-money&amp;_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">Speaking the Language of Risk<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The evidence is clear, active investing offers a hollow promise of outperformance &#8211;\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.independenceadvisors.com\/research-confirms-that-active-management-disappoints-investors-the-evidence-is-clear-active-investing-offers-a-hollow-promise-of-outperformance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Research Confirms That Active Management Disappoints Investors<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Only four funds have beaten the S&amp;P 500 for the last eight years &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/index-funds-killed-the-mutual-fund-star-2015-05-11?page=1\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Index funds killed the mutual fund star<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is hilarious but we shouldn&#8217;t be surprised &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dqydj.net\/what-type-of-investors-perform-best\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>What Type of Investors Perform Best?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you want to be a better investor? Keep your emotions at bay &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.modernadvisor.ca\/emotions-can-hurt-your-investments\/?utm_content=buffer1ae9d&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Emotions can hurt your investments<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It may be repetitive reading, but so are a host of other things that are good for you &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/monevator.com\/weekend-reading-another-reminder-that-most-active-managers-fail\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Another reminder that most active managers fail<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Planning<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We are the sandwich generation&#8230;.mmmmm&#8230;..sandwich&#8230;.. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.getrichslowly.org\/blog\/2015\/05\/11\/financial-stress-strategies-for-the-sandwich-generation\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Financial stress: Strategies for the sandwich generation<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve said it before &#8211; I don&#8217;t think this ends well &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/business.financialpost.com\/news\/economy\/the-debt-crisis-in-canada-if-your-paycheque-is-100000-plus-that-means-you\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The debt \u2018crisis\u2019 in Canada? If your paycheque is $100,000 plus, that means you<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What is goals based investing? &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.modernadvisor.ca\/investing_for_financial_goals\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Investing for your financial goals<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How does this not end badly? &#8211;\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bnn.ca\/News\/2015\/5\/12\/Growing-popularity-of-home-equity-lines-of-credit-spurs-debt-warnings.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Growing popularity of home equity lines of credit spurs debt warnings<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Caveman Living<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Time to get off the &#8220;shame train&#8221; &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marksdailyapple.com\/food-shame-the-morality-of-eating\/#axzz3a8kUbUCK\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Food Shame: The Morality of Eating<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>This time last year<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_307\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-307\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Machu-Picchu-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-307 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Machu-Picchu-2.jpg\" alt=\"Machu Picchu 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Machu-Picchu-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Machu-Picchu-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>On top of an ancient world &#8211; Machu Picchu, Peru<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do.&#8221; &#8211; Johann Von Goethe &#8220;Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today&#8221; &#8211; Lucius Annaeus Seneca We love to read and share &#8211; here&#8217;s some notable things from the last week covering life, investing, planning, <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/what-makes-you-itch-weekend-reading-worth-jumping-into-7\/\">[&hellip;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,7,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-posts","category-graham-bodel-posts","category-weekend-reading"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":308,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306\/revisions\/308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaltenadvisors.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}