I’ve been pretty busy these last few weeks as I am hammering out some business details. I haven’t had time to completed a new article for this week. But I’ll leave you with something that may be more valuable, but less instructive. Its one of my own quotes/sayings that I points to what I feel [...]
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Time Makes Money
Posted in INTERESTING NOTES, tagged building wealth, Investment principles, myths to investing, only money makes money, the rich only get richer, Time makes money on September 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Investor Motivation: A Tale Of Two Men
Posted in INTERESTING NOTES, tagged avoiding the herd mentality, Do It Yourself DIY investing, How to build wealth, How to start investing, Investor motivation, lemmings, Personal finance, What should I do about retirement on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The following is a story of two men, who lived in different times. Read it, and then reflect upon it. I hope this gives people some motivation, and becomes a “call to action”!
Financial Independence
Posted in INTERESTING NOTES, tagged DIY Do It Yourself investor, DIY investing, Financial freedom, How to start investing, Warren Buffett investment beginning reason, wealth building, Why did Warren Buffett start investing?, Why investing is important on July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Its July 4th, Independence Day in the United States of America! I decided that today is the most appropriate day for this short post on financial independence.
What does it mean to be financially independent?
Financial independence has a different meaning each person. To some people it may mean not having to worry about paying mortgage, [...]
Maket Plunges As US Bailout Fails, A Day To Remember
Posted in INTERESTING NOTES, tagged DJIA, Financial education, investing, S&P, Stocks, TSX, US Bailout on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Exchanges all over the world plummeted yesterday, after US lawmakers blocked the $700M US bailout. The result was a global plunge in the stock markets. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost a record 748.21 points. The TSX was down as much as 955 points at one point. From Japan and China, all the way to [...]
Banks & The Lure of High Returns
Posted in INTERESTING NOTES, tagged Berkshire Hathaway, investing, Risk management, US Bancorp, WARREN BUFFETT, Wells Fargo & Co on September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was speaking with a friend the other day, who is a senior employee at one of the big Canadian banks. Our conversation helped to give me additional insight into the problems of the financial sector, as well as confirming my suspicions of how difficult it is for corporate management to resist the institutional imperative. [...]
Changes To the NOTED Section
Posted in INTERESTING NOTES on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have modified this section slightly. I have changed it from “Noted This Week” to simply “Noted”.
I am removing the once a week restriction implied by the section’s title. I also want to remove unnecessary weekly publications for this section, to eliminate the possibility of a quantity over quality mentality.
I will be putting up articles [...]
NYSE Euronext Purchases Stake In Doha Stock Market
Posted in INTERESTING NOTES, tagged Global stock exchanges, investing, Nasdaq, NYSE Euronext, TSX on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As many investors found out Tuesday morning, NYSE Euronext Inc purchased a 25% stake in Qatar’s Doha stock market. This purchase represents the largest investment the company has made in a foreign stock/commodities exchange. The company, as it has done before via agreements with, and purchases of other global exchanges, is looking to [...]
Warren Buffet’s Favorite Bank, Wells Fargo, Is On Sale
Posted in INTERESTING NOTES, tagged Benjamin Graham, Berkshire Hathaway, Financial Stocks, Intrinsic value, Value investing, WARREN BUFFETT, Wells Fargo & Co on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The financial sector got hammered yet again. Shares of Wells Fargo (WFC), one of Warren Buffet’s favorite banks, and a large holding of the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio has also been hammered. Today it went down as far as $23.96 at one point!
Like Warren Buffet & Benjamin Graham (Buffet’s teacher) stated, the intrinsic [...]
