by Jonathan | Jul 19, 2023 | Investing, Saving, Uncategorized
There’s a particular house in my neighborhood that always catches my eye. I’ve jogged past it for 12 years but it still makes me smile. Rather than employ mulch or landscaping pebbles, the owners opted to literally encase their flower beds in concrete: creating a...
by Jonathan | May 10, 2023 | Investing
Most of us can probably remember our first significant watch purchase. Mine was almost 20 years ago, but the memory hasn’t faded. I was fresh out of watchmaking school working for a small, family-owned jewelry store. The watch was a Rolex Turn-O-Graph. It...
by Jonathan | Mar 13, 2023 | Investing, The Market
As a Lancaster, PA native, there’s not much that says “Lancaster County” more than an Amish patchwork quilt. Okay, maybe Shoofly Pie. Still, walk into any tourist trap boasting “genuine Lancaster County crafts” and you’re bound to see at least one quilt hanging on the...
by Jonathan | Feb 2, 2023 | Behavioral Finance, Investing
For almost 150 years, Pennsylvanians have gathered at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney to find out whether we’ll suffer through six more weeks of winter. The rodent meteorologist they wait to hear from is none other than Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney...
by Jonathan | Oct 28, 2022 | Investing, The Market
Move over Halloween: the scariest specter this October just might be the onslaught of apocalyptic political ads leading up to the 2022 midterm elections. Whether it’s through TV commercials, political mailers or text messages, the purported horror of this...
by Jonathan | Oct 14, 2022 | Investing, The Market
October baseball hasn’t been this good in 11 years. Okay, I’m a bit biased because that’s how long it’s been since the Philadelphia Phillies were in the playoffs. As a baseball fan, it could be worse. The Seattle Mariners have never even made it to the World Series in...
