Christopher O'LearyWhy you should avoid the most popular fundsA regular ritual of financial media and investment platforms is to list the best-selling funds each month and every year; I think they…Apr 6, 2021Apr 6, 2021
Christopher O'LearyThe FIRE Movement (Financial Independent and Retire Early) is a Pyramid SchemeAs someone who drank the Kool Aid, I saved religiously, invested periodically into index funds and lived frugally. I ticked every box of…Jan 23, 20212Jan 23, 20212
Christopher O'LearyWhy you won’t become the next Warren BuffettThe stock market is at record highs, everybody is making money, investing is easy — I hate to be the Grinch, but it shouldn’t be this way.Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
Christopher O'LearyWhy an incessant focus on valuation multiples guarantees subpar returnsI have lost count of the amount of times pundits have dismissed US markets, citing lofty valuations — they subsequently recommend…Dec 19, 2020Dec 19, 2020
Christopher O'LearyWhat if you purchased the largest companies by market cap over each decade?On the surface investing looks seductively easy, with legendary investors like Warren Buffett telling us to just buy good companies; it is…Nov 23, 2020Nov 23, 2020
Christopher O'LearyDoes Fundsmith Equity Fund’s success sows the seeds of its own destruction?Terry Smith recently released a new book to mark the tenth anniversary since the launch of his flagship ‘Fundsmith Equity Fund’. Titled…Nov 10, 2020Nov 10, 2020
Christopher O'LearyReview of ‘The Psychology of Money’ by Morgan HouselThe Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel is comfortably the best personal finance and investing book I’ve read. Morgan Housel is a partner…Oct 29, 20201Oct 29, 20201
Christopher O'LearyThree Investment Myths DebunkedMy political party is best for the stock marketOct 8, 2020Oct 8, 2020
Christopher O'LearyIs the Nasdaq 100 another Dot-Com Bubble?The outperformance of the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NDX) since the financial crisis has prompted a bevy of comparisons to the infamous…Sep 19, 2020Sep 19, 2020
Christopher O'LearyBuy FAANG stocks at your own peril“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” — Albert EinsteinAug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
