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Often the price battle between buyers and sellers is described as the battle between fear and greed. I see the conflict as being between two vastly different sets of fears, with very little greed involved. The focus is not whether … Read more
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On my recent one-day visit to San Francisco, I chatted briefly with a flight attendant who wanted to know whether any of the papers I was discarding would make her rich if she read them. I suggested that she should enter … Read more
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A surviving investor is always learning beyond what is obvious from platform presentations and gaining additional insights from past experiences. As almost all the investing world knows, there is a five-hour question and answer session at the annual Berkshire Hathaway … Read more
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For most of human history, the prevailing belief was that we lived on the single plane of a flat earth. This concept gave order to our belief as to our place in the world and reduced the uncertainty gap in … Read more
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For three of the largest religions of the world, last week was an important week of cherished celebrations. Just as each of these institutions needs to look after its flock both now and in the future, financial capital investment for … Read more
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We may believe that inflation is a relatively new phenomenon, one from the time of the birth of coins and currencies. But evidence just revealed this week proves that Albert Einstein was correct in suggesting that it was present in the … Read more
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