Reading Time: 3 minutes Friends, In 2004, two professors -- Ed Diener and Martin Seligman -- asked thousands of people a simple question: “Are are you satisfied with your life?” Unsurprisingly, those on Forbes Richest Americans scored very well. But they weren’t alone. Three surprising groups joined them at the top of the list: The Pennsylvania Amish The African Maasai tribespeople The Inghuit of Northern Greenland The results perplexed many. How could some of the poorest people on the planet be as satisfied with... …

Reading Time: 4 minutes *We recently consolidated our email lists. If you do not wish to receive these free emails each Wednesday, simply unsubscribe. Friends, Inflation. War. Supply chain. Interest rates. Bear market. Hurricanes. COVID. With so many macro concerns, it's not hard to understand why pessimism is running rampant today. Dealing with a constant drumbeat of pessimism isn't easy. How can investors keep their heads on straight when the world appears to be crumbling? Here are 3 suggestions that really help... …

Reading Time: 3 minutes Friends, We have some exciting news to share. We've added another partner to our small team. Please join us in welcoming Brian Withers. Aside from have a perfect first name (obviously), Brian Withers is a natural fit. He's been investing with a long-term mindset since 1998. He's organized and tech-savvy. He loves investing and sharing what he's learned. We're excited to have him. In other news, cohort 2 of our Maven course has officially begun! If you're unfamiliar with Maven, here's why we... …

Reading Time: 3 minutes Last week, we attended Fincon. It was a wonderful event. Conferences like Fincon enable us to connect with like-minded strangers and meet internet friends in person. We both believe relationships develop 10x faster when you have face-to-face conversations, so we love attending these type of events. So much so that we've already booked our tickets for 2023. We're also pumped that cohort 2 of our course, Financial Statements Explained Simply, starts next Monday! Registration closes on Sunday,... …

Reading Time: 3 minutes Greetings from Orlando! This week, we're attending Fincon, our favorite conference of the year. It's a wonderful opportunity to meet with my fellow money-nerds in person like Joel Saul-Sehy, Erika Kullberg, Carl Jensen, Sharon Tseung, and so many others. If you're attending, let us know! Meanwhile, we can't believe how many people have signed up for our course Financial Statements Explained Simply! We know this is going to be the biggest, best, and most fun cohort yet! If you'd like to secure... …

Reading Time: 3 minutes Greetings from Washington, D.C.! I type this while I'm attending Foolfest, which is an in-person investor conference hosted by The Motley Fool. I LOVE attending these type of events. I get to have great conversations with dozens of fellow investors, including several authors like Morgan Housel, Annie Duke, and Michael Mauboussin. Conferences can be amazing. Next week, Brian Stoffel and I will be at Fincon in Orlando. If you'll be there, let us know. In other news, Brian and I have been blown... …

Reading Time: 2 minutes Friends, Summer (and earnings season) are both rapidly coming to a close. We hope that both were good to you. We are thrilled to announce that our flagship course Financial Statements Explained Simply opens for enrollment this Saturday (August 27th). The feedback from the first cohort was amazing and we've made some tweaks to the content to make this round even better. If you are interested in nabbing an early sign-up discount, simply add your name to the wait list (which currently has over... …

Reading Time: 2 minutes Friends, We have two quick news items to share. First, we have officially switched our newsletter to ConvertKit. We hope you like the updated design. Second, our flagship financial statements explained simply course opens for enrollment on Saturday, August 27th. The feedback from our first cohort was fantastic (our net promoter score was 90), so we hope you check it out. - Brian Feroldi & Brian Stoffel One Simple Graphic: One Piece of Timeless Content: Every time I get worried about the... …

Reading Time: 2 minutes Friends, Welcome to the 735 new Long Term Mindset readers who signed up in the last week! If you haven’t subscribed, join 31,419+ other long-term thinkers by subscribing here. A small change is coming to Long Term Mindset next week. We’re migrating to an email tool called ConvertKit, which has a lot more features. The change should be unnoticeable on your end. However, there’s always a chance that this newsletter ends up in your spam folder. We think the long-term gains will outweigh any... …

Reading Time: 2 minutes Friends, Welcome to the 2,193 new Long Term Mindset readers who signed up in the last week! If you haven’t subscribed, join 30,679+ other long-term thinkers by subscribing here. There are four core areas of life that most benefit from long-term thinking: Physically health Financial health Mental health Relationships Each week, our aim is to share five pieces of content that we believe can help you do just that. Brian Feroldi & Brian Stoffel One Simple Graphic: One Piece Of Timeless Content... …