I was recently listening to Mohnish Pabrai, a value investor, talk about how funeral businesses have the lowest failure rates. Here are some of the important points that Pabrai made while talking about funeral business: The population continues to grow,…
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100 Baggers – Book of the Month
This past month, I listened to 3 audiobooks, and I found 2 of them to be very informative: "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Turner and "100 Baggers: Stocks That Return 100-To-1 And How To Find Them" by…
3 Cognitive Biases That Influence Your Investment Decision
A cognitive bias is a mistake in reasoning, evaluating, remembering, or other cognitive processes, which occurs as a result of holding onto one's preferences and beliefs regardless of contrary information. In other words, a cognitive bias is an error, which…
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When Should You Sell Your Stocks?
As a value investor, my mentality is to only invest in a company if I can see myself holding onto its shares for the next few decades. In other words, selling my stocks isn't an option. However, I could've made…
Is Disney Stock a Good Buy?
On Thursday, April 11 2019, Disney (DIS) announced it will be providing a $6.99 per month streaming service called Disney Plus. This news was a direct threat to Netflix's core business, which charges $13 monthly fee. Netflix's shares fell 4.5%…
Billionaire Ray Dalio’s All Weather Portfolio
I first learned about the "All Weather Portfolio" when I was reading Tony Robbins' book - MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom. In this book, Robbins introduced everyone to Ray Dalio, the billionaire hedge fund manager,…
Is Boeing Stock a Good Buy?
This month, Boeing's 737 Max jets were banned by the United States and 30 other countries after 2 fatal airplane crashes that brought the death toll up to 346 people. After the ban, Boeing stock came tumbling down. As of…
Difference Between Bear and Bull Market
In this week's blog post, I will talk about the differences between a bear and a bull market. I will also talk about the different characteristics associated with each. A bear market is a market in which prices are falling,…
Where Are The Customers’ Yachts? – Book of the Month
In this week's blog post, I will be talking about a book which was recommended by billionaire Warren Buffett during the Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting. The book is called "Where Are The Customers' Yachts?: or A Good Hard Look…
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Difference Between Value and Growth Stocks
You might have heard the phrases "Value Stock" and "Growth Stock" thrown around by media outlets, but what differentiates a value stock from a growth stock? What makes value stocks appealing to some, and growth stocks appealing to others? In…
4 Business Principles
Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing, said that investment is most intelligent when it is most businesslike. According to Ben Graham, there are 4 business principles that an intelligent investor should follow to increase his/her chances of success. Graham…
How Far is The Next Downturn?
It is said that history repeats itself. So, why don't we use historic data to figure out where we might be headed? Are we due for a recession? What does your gut say? Let's see if you are right. For…
Value versus Price
While learning about value investing, one of the first concepts that I had to understand was the difference between price and value. This is the core concept that differentiates value investors from everyone else. Let's talk about this in detail.…
Health of the US Economy
With the recent decline in the US stock market, I decided to do some research to figure out the health of the US Economy. Using the 4 indicators that I mention below, we can gauge how well the US Economy…
Top 6 Risks of Investing in Amazon
Before investing in a company, I like to read up on the most recent quarterly report, which outlines the risks that the company might face in the future. In fact, risk factors is my favorite section in the 10K (annual)…
The 3 Key Financial Ratios
Are you an emotional investor? Do you chase hot tips? Do you impulsively buy stocks? Well, no worries. I have 3 key financial ratios that can stop you from making any regretful decisions. Billionaire Warren Buffett pays close attention to…
A Value Investor’s Mentality
I have traded Stocks, Options, and Foreign Exchange (Forex). I have scalped the EUR/USD pair, and I have spent numerous hours looking at chart patterns on various time frames for that perfect swing trade opportunity. I have made countless trading…
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