Whenever my wife asks about "Mr. Market", I merely point out (a) it's not under my control, and (b) my serious money is in CDs.

Fixed-income is dull-and-boring. Yup, by definition. When one is retired, dull-and-boring is about as good as it gets.


Whenever my wife asks about "Mr. Market", I merely point out (a) it's not under my control, and (b) my serious money is in CDs.