When it comes to investment advice (but not cheap broadband advice) I’ll listen to almost anything that Warren Buffet has to say. And here’s what he has to say about this book: by far the best book about investing ever written. So if Warren Buffett gives such a raving review of this book, then I…
One thing we all have in common is the need for a roof over our heads. Yet many people debate whether they should rent or buy that roof. How do you know which is right for you? On one hand, home ownership is a big commitment that can be very expensive. On the other hand,…
In the previous post, we briefly mentioned two different types of investors – the defensive investor, and the enterprising investor. Then we defined who a defensive investor was, and looked at how to analyze stocks as a defensive investor. Now we’ll look at the other perspective – analyzing stocks as an enterprising investor. What makes…
Although I’m not an advocate of picking individual stocks to make up the major part of an investing program, I do have a small amount of money invested in single stocks. With that said, the framework that I used – and continue to use today – to analyze the stocks was primarily influenced by Benjamin Graham’s…
Would you like an easy way to approximate the rate of return or amount of time needed to achieve a financial goal? The Rule of 72 is a great tool to use for this purpose. This rule can estimate the time it takes to double your money when the interest rate on your investment is known….
