A time for reflection at the halfway mark of 2015. What a ride it has been! Blogging has started from, and continued to be a product of passion and interest. Time and again, I have been amazed by the generosity, heartened by the comments, and intrigued by the questions I have received on this humble blog. Starting Out & Getting Here With no formal training in finance (which applies to most of us, I guess), all I had was Google and an inquisitive mind. I always say that I don’t teach people what to do here. What I can do is to show you what I am doing and give you another option to consider. I don’t champion index investing as the holy grail or the magic bullet. Many investment styles work over the long term. Index investing does not guarantee success – nothing will. What index investing gives me ......