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Beat 80% of professional fund managers!
I’m disappointed! I thought that 7million7years.com and it’s membership-site ‘cousin’ 7m7y.com were important enough to be hacked … but, they weren’t Turns out that MANY GoDaddy-hosted WordPress sites...
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Another case AGAINST dividends …
The graph shows the promise of dividend-investing, but Canadian Couch Potato states the reality – the case AGAINST dividends – far more eloquently than me: Why do shareholders believe so strongly that...
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Dividends: real cashflow or fake cashflow?
If you’ve noticed, I made a couple of adjustments to this blog: The first is that I have reduced my posting schedule to (generally) twice a week; I’m trying for a Mon./Thur. posting schedule, but – if...
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A brilliant 94 y.o. investor?
Edward Zajac is an amazing man: at 94 he is still alive, sprightly (or so it would appear from his photo), and actively investing his own $2.5 million share portfolio … … and, is still sharp enough to...
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Why I don’t have a wealth manager …
There’s a debate going on at Quora (the question and answer site) about the cost of wealth managers: What are the pros and cons of wealth managers vs passively investing in an index fund? One of the...
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Investing for dividends is like driving half a car …
Like this guy, you could probably drive in half a car (at least, if you were smart enough to first select the best half i.e. the bit with the engine) … … but why would you want to? You could take your...
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The best place to keep your savings …
Where do you keep your money if you want to buy a house in, say, 7 years? If you keep it in the bank, you’ll find rates up around 5% if you can commit to a 5 year term. Given that inflation is...
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Surfing the efficient frontier …
One of my Finnish blogging friends shared this interesting graphic on one of their most recent posts … The implication is clear: The best investments … … in fact, the ideal investment is one that...
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How to catch a monkey …
I’m always amazed by people who think that they can make ‘quick bucks’ (or, its sister currency: ‘easy bucks’) just by fiddling with paper … … if trading stocks, options, FOREX, or commodities is...
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Speculating on stocks; how much is OK?
As I mentioned in my last post, my 19 y.o. son’s online business is doing quite well … … well enough for him to start thinking about investing in stocks. Or, real-estate. But, right now, he’s thinking...
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