Posts by Grandma Sylvia

Decenber 23 BOOK: GRANDMA SYLVIA’S GUIDE TO THE STOCK MARKET (ON AMAZON) Today’s Letter from Grandma Sylvia Dear Reader, Just as I enjoy receiving the benefits of investing in good companies, I’ve found I enjoy giving to others, including giving to family, friends, and charitable groups I want to support. I’ve also found that many others, especially at my age, must have similar feelings because of the charitable giving around the world. The Big Picture The Three Wise Men of the Bible came bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the Christ-child, Jesus. At Christmas this story is told over and over and reminds us, not only of the meaning of Christmas, but of the human desire to give to others. In more…

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12. Resolutions

Grandma Sylvia

Posted on January 13, 2019

December 30 BOOK: GRANDMA SYLVIA’S GUIDE TO THE STOCK MARKET (ON AMAZON) Today’s Letter from Grandma Sylvia Dear Reader, It’s almost a new year. I wonder how many of us will be making promises to ourselves to do better or to do some things different next year? Today’s letter is about resolutions. The Big Picture Why do some people have such great resolve or determination and others make New Year’s resolutions only to break them almost right away? Countless people have had terrible obstacles to overcome in their lives and have shown remarkable resolve A few of the more well-known people include: Victor Frankl, an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist who survived Auschwitz and other concentration camps Stephen Hawking, an English theoretical physicist with ALS…

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13. Success

Grandma Sylvia

Posted on January 12, 2019

January 6 BOOK: GRANDMA SYLVIA’S GUIDE TO THE STOCK MARKET (ON AMAZON) Today’s Letter from Grandma Sylvia Dear Reader, Most of us look forward to a new year as a new start with thoughts of new ideas or new ways of living. We look forward to successful days and times, but what is success? What’s the key to success? The Big Picture Success in life is a topic that has engaged countless people’s examination over the millennia. As many of you, I’ve thought about it and, despite reading religious and philosophical ideas, I can’t even begin to crystalize my own thinking here. Some people question, at the end of life, what really matters? Is it our character, specific goals achieved, contributions to family and…

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14. Market Beginnings

Grandma Sylvia

Posted on January 11, 2019

January 13 BOOK: GRANDMA SYLVIA’S GUIDE TO THE STOCK MARKET (ON AMAZON) Today’s Letter from Grandma Sylvia Dear Reader, Doesn’t almost anything we can think of have a beginning? As we begin a new year, the idea of all sorts of beginnings was in my mind. I’ve been interested in beginnings for quite a while and the beginning of the stock market is an interesting story that I want to write about today. If you’re a beginning investor, my hope is that you invest regularly in low cost index funds and aren’t concerned with the ups and downs of the market. I also hope you think it’s fun to know a little about the world, and the market in particular. Big Picture Beginnings are often…

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15. Farewell, John C. Bogle

Grandma Sylvia

Posted on January 10, 2019

January 19 BOOK: GRANDMA SYLVIA’S GUIDE TO THE STOCK MARKET (ON AMAZON) Today’s Letter from Grandma Sylvia In Memory of John C. Bogle May 8, 1929-January 16, 2019 ♦Founder of The Vanguard Group, one of the world’s largest investment management companies ♦Pioneer in providing index mutual funds with low expenses for individual investors ♦Pioneer in founding Vanguard, owned by its mutual fund shareholders Dear Reader, I was drowning. My husband had died. In both calm and stormy markets, I was adrift, not knowing how to invest. Mr. Bogle changed that. He provided a way for me to invest with comfort. He made inexpensive what had been expensive. He made simple what could have been difficult. “Life is difficult,” wrote M, Scott Peck in 1978…

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A blog dedicated to John C. Bogle, with special thanks to William J. Bernstein and Mel Lindauer.

Posts by Grandma Sylvia

11. A Gift

Grandma Sylvia

Posted on January 14, 2019

12. Resolutions

Grandma Sylvia

Posted on January 13, 2019

13. Success

Grandma Sylvia

Posted on January 12, 2019

14. Market Beginnings

Grandma Sylvia

Posted on January 11, 2019

15. Farewell, John C. Bogle

Grandma Sylvia

Posted on January 10, 2019