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George Bernard Shaw once quipped, "If all economists were laid end to end, they would still not reach a conclusion." 

There’s truth to Shaw’s comment—economic forecasting is tricky and imprecise. Everyone’s crystal ball is hazy, including mine.

How much money is enough?

The more money we have, the more choices we have in life. So, money is important.

But as we all know, money is not the only thing that matters.

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When it comes to investing, most people are in search of reliable return streams to facilitate lifestyles and legacies they aspire to. And while we are all unique, we have many things in common in the way we want our money to work for us. 

Alexander Bottema is a middle-aged computer programmer in Massachusetts. On the surface—a normal guy. However, he recently did something extraordinary.

Finding value becomes more challenging as an investment cycle matures. 

No one rings a bell to signify a market top. It sneaks up on us.

The music just stops.

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At the stroke of midnight, February 3, 1959 started out an ordinary day.

An hour later, what happened in an Iowa cornfield made it an extraordinary day in the eyes of American pop culture.

There was a popular game show in the 1950s called “I’ve Got a Secret.” A celebrity panel received clues, then they tried to guess a contestant’s “secret.”

Let’s play a similar game.

Using these clues, try to guess the stock being referenced: 

Do you dare to do what you love? Do you connect the dots to find your way forward, no matter what? 

I named my firm Silverlight to highlight an important idea. That is: adversity always carries a silver lining. 

"Are you going to evacuate?" 

“No,” she replied.