Consumer Confidence Falls to 28 Year Low
Friday May 30, 2008
Not only has consumer confidence fallen to a 28 year low according to the report issued by the University of Michigan, but inflation expectations for the economy spiked to 5.2%, ... Read More
Sometimes, Psychology Means More Than Maximizing Returns ...
Wednesday May 28, 2008
You may wonder why so many professional investors and wealth planners insist their clients dollar cost average into low-cost index funds, design an asset allocation plan, and diligently reinvest dividends, ... Read More
Are We Headed for Stagflation?
Monday May 26, 2008
You may hear the term stagflation thrown around lately. Stagflation is a term that was coined to describe a period of inflation coupled with slow or sluggish economic growth ... Read More
7 Ways to Destroy Your Wealth and Guarantee You Spend Your Life in Poverty
Friday May 23, 2008
Famed investor and businessman Charlie Munger has said one of the best ways to study how to accomplish something is to invert it and look at what not to do. ... Read More
Good Management is Refreshing
Thursday May 22, 2008
My father was visiting my office and we were talking about one of his (and, coincidentally, my) biggest stockholdings. It's a Midwestern bank that has weathered the hurricane that ... Read More
What is Going on at AIG?
Wednesday May 21, 2008
Even as a guy who spends his entire waking hours pouring through annual reports, I've got to confess that what's going on at AIG, one of my favorite companies in ... Read More
Is the Credit Crisis Over? There Seems to Be a Light on the Horizon ...
Saturday May 17, 2008
It’s now eight or nine months into the credit crisis and many of the stocks that we picked up during the panic on Wall Street are up 25, 30, 35% ... Read More
5 Ways to Make Saving and Investing Easier
Thursday May 15, 2008
Saving and investing don't have to be difficult or painful. In fact, with a few simple changes, you might be able to drastically improve your financial habits and provide ... Read More
What is the Fed Funds Rate?
Tuesday May 13, 2008
You always hear about the Fed Funds Rate or the Federal Funds Rate. Just what is it? Glad you asked! Take a second out of your day to get ... Read More
Real World Investing - Analysis of Some Actual Companies and Stocks
Saturday May 10, 2008
When I was a child, I grew up in a small farm town and used to walk to the local public library just off the town square during the weekends ... Read More
8 Lessons from the 2008 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting
Wednesday May 7, 2008
This year, roughly 31,000 shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway descended upon Omaha, Nebraska to hear Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger hold forth for hours fielding questions on everything from how to ... Read More
Just Getting Back from the Berkshire Hathaway Meeting ... more updates to follow
Monday May 5, 2008
I'm just getting back from the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska and there will be a ton of updated content to follow ... check back in the next ... Read More
Warren Buffett's 20 Ticket Punch Card
Friday May 2, 2008
Warren Buffett often shares a strategy that he has said he believes can help improve your investments results. Find out what it is...

