Lexington Times (May 2025)

Logic Lost to Fear

After two remarkable years in the financial markets, February and March brought a return to a more familiar pattern. But here’s the reality check we all needed: After two years of very little volatility, this is the market behaving precisely as we should expect it to.

The Stock Market Is All Around You

When it comes to the U.S. economy, there are always countless potential outcomes, but when a major policy shift like a trade war begins to take shape, it helps to narrow the focus to a few key scenarios. The tariff war is still in its early stages, but here’s my view on three possible outcomes:

THE STOCK MARKET (UPDATED MAY 2025)

The key benchmark you should care about is achieving all of your financial and life goals and not running out of money.

The Unimportant Numbers – 1 Month

Monthly figures are a distraction from your long-term goals, we’ll help you avoid the noise.

The Important Numbers – 30 Years

Investing in the Great Companies of the World has produced life-changing returns for the disciplined and patient investor.

RATIONAL OPTIMISM

The media is not a friend of the disciplined and patient investor. Whether it’s on TV, Print or Online, the media prefers to focus on short-term returns, market predictions, and negative news. Which is not suitable for a long-term investor.

Below are the stories, podcasts, and images which we wanted to share with you this month, which are uplifting, interesting and informative.

These links below will take you to articles on other websites.

Interesting News

We present the following as an antidote to the onslaught of negative news.

Further Reading

Here are some articles you may find interesting this month.

Listen & Watch

  • More Money Won’t Fill the Hole (Apple Podcast)
    We all say money can’t buy happiness. But deep down, are we hoping it can remove our unhappiness?
  • Redefining Retirement (YouTube)
    With the increases in life expectancy and economic insecurity, it’s time to rethink what we expect retirement to mean.


A Picture is worth 1000 Words