John Redfield

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• From Scott Burns website, posted 9/23/24: In his book “Enough,” John Bogle tells an anecdote. Novelists Kurt Vonnegut and Joseph Heller attended a wealthy hedge fund manager’s party. Vonnegut told Heller their host had made more money in a single day than Heller had made from “Catch-22.” Heller said, “Yes, but I have something he will never have… enough.” https://scottburns.com/index-investing-the-long-haul-and-your-life/

  Post: In defense of billionaires

  Link to comment from September 25, 2024

• My grandfather (an attorney) filled out paperwork in VA to transfer trailer ownership to my father circa 1968. For the year of manufacture, he filled in ‘circa 1962’. The application was denied because they had no record of the manufacturer ‘Circa.’

  Post: Wrong Number

  Link to comment from May 22, 2024

• Was that survey on Family Feud?

  Post: Frugal but Foolish

  Link to comment from April 19, 2024

• Quoting from today's Jason Zweig newsletter (Intelligent Investor), "We shouldn't laugh at how foolish other people are. We should laugh at ourselves for thinking we could never be as foolish as they are."

  Post: Risks Retirees Face

  Link to comment from March 12, 2024

• Sleep cheap, dine fine!

  Post: Inns and Outs

  Link to comment from February 27, 2024

• The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now. Analogous for buying low cost diversified index funds.

  Post: Fear of Heights

  Link to comment from February 11, 2024

• Always enjoy your articles. As with most HD articles, the specifics of your situation are not applicable to me. I very much appreciate how you analyze issues and devise your solutions based on wide ranging available information. Thank you.

  Post: Alberta’s Money

  Link to comment from December 24, 2023

• One of the perpetual HD topics is gaming the IRMAA penalty (tax?) which ultimately results in less income for our barely solvent Medicare system. Is this so much more noble than gaming the transit companies? “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”. JFK

  Post: Winning Ticket

  Link to comment from December 20, 2023

• You've made two market predictions. How did you predict the bottom?

  Post: Pick Your Mix

  Link to comment from August 23, 2023

• I am not related to Jonathon or have any real connection with him other than this website, but please consider supporting him with a donation. It's sometimes easily done by clicking the Donate button at the top of the website. He will respond to help with any issues. I value the insight I gain through the many voices in the articles and especially the comments. We all have uniquely personal financial situations and most of the voices are not necessarily relevant to ourselves. However it is learning how others have solved (or not solved) their own issues that help us to grow in our own way. Thank you Jonathon!

  Post: A Dangerous Moment

  Link to comment from June 24, 2023