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Investing vs trading: a composite year of 52 readings, 16 actions and 41 quiet weeks
Investor Psychology

Investing vs Trading: 4 Honest Tells Nobody Ever Counts

Emma Laurent -
August 24, 2026
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Sharpe ratio explained: skipping the risk-free rate turned 0.33 into 0.67
Risk Management

Sharpe Ratio Explained: The 3 Hidden Flaws in Your Number

Emma Laurent -
August 23, 2026
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When to take profits: the market returned 17.9% a year while the busiest fifth of households earned 11.4%
Investor Psychology

When To Take Profits: 4 Honest Rules Investors Never Write Down

Emma Laurent -
August 23, 2026
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Equity compensation risk: a 15% purchase discount and the 17.65% gain it actually produces
Investing While Working

Equity Compensation Risk: 4 Honest Numbers Nobody Runs

Emma Laurent -
August 23, 2026
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Optionality vs retirement: a $2,000,000 retirement number beside the $1,000,000 optionality number from the same formula
Investing While Working

Optionality vs Retirement: The Honest Number, 8 Years Sooner

Emma Laurent -
August 22, 2026
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Bonds for working professionals: the same $1,000 promise priced at $744.09 and $675.56, a 9.21% fall from a one-point yield rise
Investing While Working

Bonds for Working Professionals: The Simple, Hidden 9.21% Risk

Emma Laurent -
August 21, 2026
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Should you reinvest dividends: a 00.00 share paying .00 becomes 8.00 plus .00 cash, and reinvesting buys 0.020408 more shares for the same 00.00
Investing While Working

Should You Reinvest Dividends? 1 Hidden Mechanic, 1 Honest Answer

Emma Laurent -
August 20, 2026
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Inflation vs nominal returns: 7% real and 3% inflation multiply to 10.21%, not 10%, and the shortcut costs 0,275 over thirty years
Investing While Working

Inflation vs Nominal Returns: 3 Rates, 1 Hidden Cost, 1 Honest Fix

Emma Laurent -
August 20, 2026
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Average investing year mapped week by week: 52 readings, 16 actions and 41 weeks with nothing to do
Investing While Working

Average Investing Year: 16 Actions, 41 Quiet Weeks, 1 Proven Rule

Emma Laurent -
August 20, 2026
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Investor calendar tiers: four cadences, each answering one question about a different input
Investing While Working

The Investor Calendar: What to Decide Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, and Annually

Emma Laurent -
August 20, 2026
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