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Investment Advice - Page 20
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Spend like it's old money
At the end of 1974, most shares had lost half their values in two years. After such a horrendous time, nobody wanted to touch stocks. Nobody, except Warren Buffett. His timing was perfect.As a money manager, Buffett told his investors... More about Spend like it's old money
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Look for the small signals
As well as looking at hard data I like to get a feel for what’s happening in my community and society generally as this can be very revealing about how the wider economy is going. Here are a few things I have noticed... More about Look for the small signals
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Time to top up on gold?
Gold continues to shine through any big picture view of the global economy. Based on a number of factors, the metal seems to deserve a place in most portfolios. The medium-term factors that favour it are: - The US dollar is likely to fall. One... More about Time to top up on gold?
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Opportunity Knocks
I'm enough of a traditionalist to believe that the older a person becomes, the more experience and hopefully wisdom they accumulate. That's why I put a great deal of faith in the comments of market gurus like Richard Russell (aged 84) and... More about Opportunity Knocks
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Bad times reveal opportunities
We have seen markets plummet amid fear and desperation, and then recover just as sharply. What constitutes “good news” in this seesaw of emotions is often some new form of intervention where Governments under write the... More about Bad times reveal opportunities
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From the "Oracle of Omaha"
Ranked as the richest man in the world during the first half of 2008, with an estimated net worth of $62.3 billion, Warren Buffett is noted for his adherence to the fundamental / value based investment philosophy. Side note, a must read for anyone... More about From the "Oracle of Omaha"
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Markets are darkest before the dawn
The markets have been exceptionally volatile. When you see the Dow Jones slump by 7.5% in one day, only to recover the next, you are witnessing very rare circumstances. We have seen investors move from concern to fear to outright... More about Markets are darkest before the dawn
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When will the crisis end?
How will we know when the credit crisis is over? Every day there seems to be a new disaster, with billions of dollars being written off, finance companies failing, banks under pressure and now a jump in mortgagee sales. US commentator John Mauldin... More about When will the crisis end?
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How to destroy your currency
A colleague of mine recently returned from Zimbabwe, where he had been assisting with monitoring of the election there. He showed me a bank note and I must admit it was impressive to hold something with a value of Z$50b (that's... More about How to destroy your currency
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Why farmers make good investors
Farmers make good investors, I have always found. That's because they are required to invest time and money for extended periods before getting a return (the gap between planting a crop and receiving a productive yield can be years). Farmers... More about Why farmers make good investors
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