Posted in Daily £££ Chatter |
He is no longer with us, and the world is poorer for it. A restless college dropout, he founded a wildly successful company whose innovative products touched millions of lives. He was a brilliant, dictatorial, and cantankerous leader, relentlessly pushing his staff to solve one impossible problem after another. He had no use for conventional market research, and trusted his…
Posted in Money Box Monday |
Working with markets, understanding risk and return, diversifying and portfolio structure—we’ve heard the lessons of sound investing over and over. But so often the most important factor between success and failure is ourselves. The current rocky period in financial markets has brought to the surface some familiar emotions for many, including a strong urge to try to time the market. The…
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Berkshire Hathaway released its 2010 annual report last weekend, including the letter to shareholders from Chairman Warren Buffett that is always eagerly awaited by the investment community. We are gratified to find that Mr. Buffett’s legendary ability to simplify complex issues remains undiminished and his trademark wit is as sharp as ever. Financial journalists, eager for clues that might reveal…
Posted in Friday's Financial Question |
This week’s Financial Question is about alternative investments. QUESTION Duncan, in these difficult times, should I be looking to alternative investments, the glossy financial magazines appear to think so? ANSWER By Duncan R Glassey A RECENT magazine cover showed a dejected businessman sprawled on a pavement, an open briefcase beside him and a thought bubble over his head proclaiming that…
