What hope can there be for motivated stock pickers to outperform the low-cost index funds that simply mechanically track the market? Well - in spite of the absurd rise of the Nobel-acclaimed, and highly promoted, Efficient Market Hypothesis that claims that individual investors can't beat the market - it turns out there is plenty! [Let me explain.] Words: 1574
Read More »Invest Like Warren Buffett: Here’s His Portfolio
Berkshire Hathaway's investment portfolio has quite a following as many consider it as the Holy Grail in investing. Part of the interest can be attributed to curiosity over what Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett is doing with the stocks in the portfolio and the fact that there are countless investors trying to mimic Buffett’s actions in their own portfolio in an attempt to realize superior returns. This article...provides an analysis of the changes made to Berkshire Hathaway's 13F stock portfolio during Q4 2018.
Read More »Buffett: Become Worth At Least 50% More Than You Are Now! Here’s How
If you can't communicate, it's like winking at a girl in the dark — nothing happens. You can have all the brainpower in the world but you have to be able to transmit it - and the transmission is communication.
Read More »The Only Way To Make Money In the Markets Is With A Long-term Perspective – That’s It!
The only way to make money in the markets is with a long-term perspective. That’s it! Instant-access, low-cost trading and a mountain of stock data are both a blessing and a curse. The fact is we have too much information available to us, and most of it is useless noise.
Read More »World Swimming Naked In A Tide Of Debt: Major Debt Restructuring Now Inevitable
Almost all governments and commentators have lined up since 2009 to support the money-printing policy but the hard bit happens now as it starts to become obvious that the policy has failed. We now have all the debt, but we don’t have the growth that would enable it to be paid off
Read More »5 Risks That Keep Billionaires Up at Night
Today’s infographic highlights some of the potential market risks that could move markets, as well as how specific billionaires are hedging to protect their fortunes.
Read More »Stocks: The Place to be During Coming Inflation (+2K Views)
Over the longer term, some of history's top strategists actually say that inflation is a big reason to buy stocks – not to avoid them. Foremost among them is Warren Buffett. His inflation research goes way back. In 1977 – just before the U.S. was about to enter into one of the worst inflationary climates in history – in a column for Fortune magazine he said, “stocks are probably still the best of all the poor alternatives in an era of inflation – at least they are if you buy in at appropriate prices.” Words: 664
Read More »Should You “Buy & Hold” or “Time” the Market?
Warren Buffett likes to counsel individual investors to buy-and-hold (specifically, buy an equity index fund and hold it forever). This is a perfect example of “do as I say, not as I do,” as Buffett has successfully timed the market for decades and, [interestingly,] Buffett is now carrying his largest cash position ever in stark contrast to individual investors who now hold their smallest cash positions since the height of the internet bubble. Clearly, he’s timing once again and I’m sure a few of you are wondering just how he manages to do this so successfully. [Let me explain.]
Read More »Buffett: Some of His Views Make Him One of the Most Dangerous Men in Finance! Here’s Why (+2K Views)
Warren Buffett is a smart guy and has ascended to near immortal [status] amongst the investment community due to his superior stock picking skills and boundless wealth. [That being said,] listening to his views on portfolio management and diversification could cripple your financial health and may make him one of the most dangerous men in finance. [Let me explain.] Words: 720
Read More »These 10 Investment Books Are Well Worth Reading – Here’s Why
Below is a list of 10 longer-term investment books that I recommend. They aren't all pure investment books (some of them teach you how markets operate in general, doing so in a clever way) but they will help you understand the markets and investing, and make you a bigger-picture thinker.
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