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Friday, 17 January 2020

Independent Thinking

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"You are neither right or wrong because the crowd disagrees with you. You are right because your data and reasoning are right....

Warren and Charlie on "Moats"

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Buffett: "So we think in terms of that moat and the ability to keep its width and its impossibility of being crossed as the primary cr...

Philip Fisherr, author of Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits

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Philip Fisher (1907-2004), author of Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits, among many other books, began his investment career in 1931. Lik...
Thursday, 16 January 2020

Evaluating Investment Results of Your Money Manager

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The decision to employ an investment professional should only be made after a thorough analysis of the past investment performance of the i...

Evaluating Discretionary Stockbrokers and Money Managers

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Some stockbrokers function as money managers , having discretionary investment authority over some or all of their clients' funds. Prac...

Mutual Funds

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Mutual funds are, in theory, an attractive alternative for the individual investor, combining professional management,  low transaction...

Investment Alternatives for the Individual Investor

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The unfortunate fact is that the individual investor has few, if any, attractive investment alternatives. Investing , it should be clea...

Good Portfolio Management and Trading are of maximum value when used with an Appropriate Investment Philosophy

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Here are a number of issues that investors should consider in managing their portfolios. While individual personalities and goals can inf...

Use a Broker to Whom You Are Important

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Whether buying or selling, there are distinct advantages to finding and doing business with long-term-oriented stockbrokers who recognize t...

Selling: The Hardest Decision of All

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Many investors are able to spot a bargain but have a harder time knowing when to sell.  One reason is the difficulty of knowing precise...

Buying: Leave Room to Average Down

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The single most crucial factor in trading is developing the appropriate reaction to price fluctuations. Investors must learn to resis...

Stay in Touch with the Market: Opportunities and Dangers

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Some investors buy and hold for the long term, stashing their securities in the proverbial vault for years. While such a strategy may have ...

The Importance of Trading: Since transacting at the right price is critical, trading is central to value-investment success.

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There is nothing inherent in a security or business that alone makes it an attractive investment. Investment opportunity is a function of...

Reducing Portfolio Risk

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The challenge of successfully managing an investment portfolio goes beyond making a series of good individual investment decisions. Portf...

The Importance of Liquidity in Managing an Investment Portfolio

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Since no investor is infallible and no investment is perfect, there is considerable merit in being able to change one's mind. If an ...

Portfolio Management and Trading

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Investing would be complete without a discussion of trading and portfolio management. Trading Trading - the process of buying and se...

JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES: COURAGE IS THE KEY TO INVESTING

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Posted by  jasonzweig  on Oct 17, 2016 in  Articles & Advice ,  Blog ,  Columns ,  Featured ,  Radio & Podcasts  | Image Cred...
Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Your financial well-being is definitely not something to trifle with.

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Once you choose to venture beyond U.S. Treasury bills, whatever you do with your money carries some risk. Don't think you can avoid m...

Investing in Financially Distressed and Bankrupt Securities: Issuer Responses to Financial Distress

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There are three principal alternatives for an issuer of debt securities that encounters financial distress: continue to pay principal a...
Monday, 13 January 2020

Investing in Financially Distressed and Bankrupt Securities

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Financially Distressed and Bankrupt Businesses  Companies get into financial trouble for at least one of three reasons:  operating pro...