I had a very productive day recently that was the perfect mix of farming and investment focus that I wanted to share in more of a journal format to document this great day.  I took the day off work to focus some individual attention on some personal goals.  I thought this might be an appropriate … Continue reading Thursday On The Farm →

I work in construction and in 2014 our family built a new house.  When I tell people I "built our house" they look at me intently and wait for me to explain that I wasn't swinging a hammer.  I acted as the general contractor which means I organized the project, answered the questions, and paid … Continue reading Building The Foundation →

John Maynard Keynes is quoted from 1936's "The General Theory"  to describe herd mentality of professional money managers.  Keynes, the father of Keynesian Economics writes, It is the long-term investor, he who most promotes the public interest, who will in practice come in for most criticism, wherever investment funds are managed by committees or boards … Continue reading Herd Mentality: Where’s the Beef? →

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's Masterpiece "The Great Gatsby" the narrator Nick Carraway was in the bond business.  We learn that Nick, "decided to go east and learn the bond business.  Everybody I [Nick] knew was in the bond business so I supposed it could support one more single man." We don't learn much more about … Continue reading Great Gatsby and The Bond Business →