Why Do We Make This Investment Thing Harder Than It Needs To Be?

One of the things I’ve been hearing a lot of lately is people saying: “Wow, the stock market has had such a great run! I can’t wait until it cools off a bit, so I can invest some money.” This kind of reasoning never ceases to amaze me – and not in a good way. There’s no question that the equity markets have been having a stellar six years, ever since the “great plunge” of 2008. A lot of that stellar performance has simply been a recovery...