Investing Lessons

Not this door ... An acquaintance recently approached me about a new business proposition. A venture in affiliate marketing - selling produc...

A little inspiration please ... Value proposition, market differentiation and exceptional customer service were some of the fancy terms toss...

What the #@%$ In my humble opinion - yes . I am not an economist or an analyst or market guru but have enough sense to see where we are head...

To the end A quick exit is beneficial in some aspects of life but generally it is about staying power. When I reflect upon my forays into va...

Bear - What Bear? It is amazing how fast the mood of the market can change. The market in my mind is you, me and the pundits on CNBC. Where ...

Love it or hate it? There may be incentives between these two emotions that motivate you but in my experience it is mostly about fear or gre...

Trust me - it works! Because it is a zero sum game. When you buy, someone has to sell or vise versa. So one wins and the other loses. But wh...

Where are the roses? What makes life interesting are the small pleasures of life. An event here and an incident there. A winning trade, a go...

Green shoot or yellow weed? Is the worst behind us? Are green shoots taking root and will form the basis of another bull run? Is it time to...

I got what you want ... The more I pitch my services as a real estate agent the more I realize the importance and true nature of selling. Th...

What do I do now ... Do you live in a tree? If the answer is no – then you probably don’t spend most of your time picking bottoms. If you do...

Next turn ... I refinanced my mortgage recently and it was not easy. Too many choices, too many products, too much number crunching and too ...

Every bit counts "Yachts? Six homes? That’s more luxurious than what most of us get to enjoy, but it’s nothing compared to the spending...

Ready for the light? Most of us need an external driver to do something in life. An incentive, a threat, an ultimatum, a desire ... but ulti...

Trust me ... Using a specialist in any field is usually a smart idea and financial management is no different. But the key to picking the ri...

Plot your moves - in advance! It is amazing how in a crisis we focus solely on the short term. The immediate is paramount because survival, ...

Place your bets! Is it a good time to buy stocks? What about distressed real estate? Blue chips are down and financials are dirt cheap - tim...

Lesson for the day Anger is a normal human reaction. Hard-wired to make us react in ways which we believe to be rational. We all struggle wi...

This is not real! " Irrational pessimism - a fear that stock prices are headed in only one direction -- lower and lower". My wife...

Give up? Never! Occasionally giving up sounds appealing. Especially when you have been struggling, making limited progress and start to ques...