Tag: Investing

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Even $5 Billion Can’t Buy Happiness

He’s worth over $5 billion. One of Australasia’s richest people. At one point, he was drinking a bottle of vodka a day just to get through the day.

Are You a Margin Hound? Here’s How to Sniff Out a Good Investment

When I’m looking at businesses today, I keep front of mind these lessons on margin. As an investor, I’ve come to hate low-margin businesses. And as an analyst, I’m a margin hound.

Top Investing Strategies — Part IV: 10 Secrets

Welcome to the final installment of our four-part series on the world’s top investing strategies. Today, we’ll examine 10 more strategies in a rapid-fire review.

Top Investing Strategies — Part I: Value Investors

In this series, I’ll reveal the specific strategies that famous investors used to multiply their wealth. I’ve studied each guru and strategy…and I’ve thrown all the best gems in this series.

Is This Really the ‘Trade of the Century’?

From change comes opportunity. And one hedge fund says they’ve stumbled upon the ‘trade of the century’. But I’m going to show you something even better…

‘Sin Stocks’: The Dark Side of Investing

Today, let’s discuss the interesting conundrum of KiwiSaver funds…and whether or not they ought to invest in ‘sin stocks’.

What’s Your Perception of the Markets?

The truth is there are a number of things happening in the world now to be worried about. But you can’t let it get you too down. What’s easy to forget is the wonderful opportunities that still exist for people.

Investing in Uncertain Times: Are You Prepared?

Yesterday I got to see a showcase of where investing is going in 2019 and beyond. I picked up some good ideas. It helped confirm some of the opportunities I’ve been seeing in the markets.

The Art of Hedge Funds

There once was a time when working at a hedge fund was a sure-fire way to show that you had made it. But something happened to change all that.

Kiwi Generosity: Why It’s Never Been More Important to Give

Lots of people seem to think that investors just want to get rich to buy big houses and fancy cars. But in my experience, most investors don’t think that way.

Time Travelling is a Real Thing

You may have worked hard all your life to gather some savings, buy a home, build a portfolio…but any ill-advised or poorly-timed financial mistake could set you back in time.

4 Golden Tips from Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter

Like Moses descending Mt Sinai with the Ten Commandments, investors eagerly await Buffett’s annual commentary on what worked last year and what his plans are for the next.

No One Ever Got Fired for Following the Herd…

It goes without saying, investors should be buying quality. Surely, we should be trying to buy good businesses all the time? But there’s a problem.

Want to Succeed? Don’t Mess With Your Customers

Poor customer satisfaction signals a disconnect between the leadership of a business and their customers…a fatal mistake which has toppled more than one billion-dollar company.

KiwiSaver Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be

For most Kiwis, investing can seem scary, while KiwiSaver appears safe. Better let the pros handle the investments, right? WRONG.