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Just My Thoughts

An Introspective on Personal Finance

-Will Johnson, CFP®-

Monday, April 27, 2026

How did we get here?

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Is Big Tech losing its stranglehold?

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

What exactly does it feel like?

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

How big is your Christmas list this year?

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Things that make you go, “Hmmm”.

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Friday, September 26, 2025

Should you welcome it into your 401(k)?

Thursday, August 28, 2025

There will never be a perfect investing environment.

Friday, July 18, 2025

There’s trouble in Cupertino.

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Do corporations follow through with their Made in America plans?

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Why tuning out the noise is like asking water to not be wet.

Monday, March 24, 2025

Red numbers, recession calls, and policy concerns have joined the chat.

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

How come we never hear about bonds?

Friday, December 20, 2024

Are dividend stocks worth the love affair?

Monday, December 2, 2024

Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) ready for the bright lights?

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

How much influence will Trump or Kamala have?

Monday, September 23, 2024

Are we sure the GFC was the worst period of this century?

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

The US economy is full of financial brain busters.

Monday, July 29, 2024

Republicans and Democrats don’t meet in the economic middle.

Monday, June 24, 2024

Why American families seem to be so fed up.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

And our anxiety not too far behind.

Thursday, April 25, 2024

When do we get concerned?

Monday, March 25, 2024

Is picking stocks worth it?

Monday, February 26, 2024

What happens when an easy 5% return drops to 3%?

Friday, January 26, 2024

Will your Chipotle burrito be $18 before you know it?

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Tried and true…except for 2023.

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

2-minute read   I was really hoping the Russian-Ukraine war would stand alone for a while, but here we are:   It’s just awful. Truly is.  As the adage goes, “War does not determine who is right — only...

Friday, July 21, 2023

Is your employment a drag on your investments?

Friday, June 23, 2023

Where are interest rates headed? Why should you care?

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Can the market really win like this?

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

And why it’s so hard to get out.

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Let’s get down to banking basics.

Friday, February 17, 2023

Do you need to own international stocks?

Monday, January 23, 2023

Our legislators frustrate us to no end. What does that mean for your investments?

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Looking back on a chaotic Cleveland moment and how it relates to 2022.

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

What is the role of gold as an investment?

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Clairvoyant or common? Can CEOs actually predict recessions?

Friday, August 19, 2022

When is it too early to start talking new highs?

Monday, July 18, 2022

Are lower prices around the bend?

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Are you swiping right?

Thursday, April 28, 2022

When cultural relevance ≠ business success.

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

This is what I want.

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Why it matters what stock market flavor you like.

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

ESG investing is blowing up. Should it be?

Monday, December 13, 2021

I'm okay with leaving these stories in 2021.

Saturday, November 20, 2021

No longer my father's bond market.

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Does a political mess wreak havoc on the stock market?

Thursday, September 23, 2021

It's like the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on mute.

Friday, August 20, 2021

Are we asking TOO much?

Friday, July 30, 2021

Friends don't let friends bet against the market.