In 2019, I listened to multiple audio-books, however there were 3 books that I found to be the most valuable. They are: Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths, Sapiens: A…
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BBB Rated Corporate Bonds
A corporate bond is a debt security issued by a corporation that wants to raise cash for Merger and Acquisition (M&D) activity, to expand its ongoing business, to support current operations, etc. It would be highly time consuming for average…
3 Stocks To Buy During The Next Stock Market Correction
The stock market has been all over the place lately. With the volatility seen in the stock market, it appears that the bears are gaining strength. This aging bull market might get a correction in the near future. This is…
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The Power Of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact – Book Of The Month
In this week’s blog post, I will talk about the main takeaways from the book, The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact, written by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. The entire book revolves around the idea of…
The Most Important Thing In A Proxy Statement
A proxy statement, filed with the the US Secretary and Exchange Commission (SEC) as Form DEF 14A, is a statement required of a company when soliciting shareholder votes. The proxy statement covers a wide range of topics such as executive…
Investing In Medtronic (MDT)
I was recently reading about the Micra pacemaker, which is one of the many medical devices manufactured by Medtronic. Micra is one-tenth the size of its competing models, and attached directly to the heart. This means there are no wire…
Slowdown In The Indian Economy
India is Asia's third largest economy. India has had an amazing growth in the past few years, however in 2019, it has experienced slowdown in its manufacturing and construction sectors. On November 7, 2019, Moody's downgraded India's outlook from "stable"…
Onward: How Starbucks Fought For Its Life Without Losing Its Soul – Book Of The Month
Almost everyone has been a customer at Starbucks, but not everyone knows the story behind the rise, downfall, and rescue that went into creating the brand that Starbucks is today. Howard Schultz talks about the successes and failures that Starbucks…
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The World Of Negative Interest Rates
The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates on July 31, 2019. This was the first rate cut since the 2007-08 financial crisis. In the latter part of 2019, with inflation at bay, the Federal Reserve has changed its stance from…
Asset Backed US Corporate Bond Investment
As volatility returns in the US stock market, investors become risk averse and seek safer investments such as bonds. Since most of the developed countries in the world, including Japan and many European countries, offer negative interest rates, investors have…
Repo Rate Spikes, And The Fed Starts Buying T-Bills. What Does That Mean?
The US Federal Reserve announced on Friday, October 11, 2019, that it will buy $60 billion of treasury bills (T-Bills) each month to build its reserve. Jay Powell, the Federal Reserve Chairman, said that this decision was made to address…
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No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From A Man Who Walked On The Moon – Book Of The Month
2019 is the 50th year anniversary since the United States put man on the moon. I though this would be the perfect year to read and know more about a man who actually walked on the moon. No Dream Is…
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Dividends and Buybacks
There are two ways in which a company can return capital to its shareholders i.e. either by paying dividends or by buying back its shares. As an investor, it is important for you to know how you are going to…
US Economy, Federal Reserve, And Interest Rates
On September 18, 2019, the Federal Reserve decided to cut the interest rate by 0.25%. This has been the second rate cut of the year. Let me illustrate what is going on with an analogy. You can think of this…
Time Bombs That Could Blow Apart A Profitable Company
When investing in a company, one has to be sure that he is aware of all the investment risks associated with that company. In order to gauge potential investment risks, I specifically look at 2 places - 1. Risk Factors…
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Warren Buffett’s “Cigar Butt” Approach To Investing
Have you ever wondered how billionaire Warren Buffett made his first million dollars? His current investment approach is totally different than the investment approach that he practiced and preached earlier in his career. Buffett initially made his fortune using the…
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Sway: The Irresistible Pull Of Irrational Behavior – Book Of The Month
Charlie Munger, a billionaire value investor, has always been big on trying to understand cognitive biases and irrationalities involved in decision making processes. This month's book, Sway: The Irresistible Pull Of Irrational Behavior by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman, is along…
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The Magic Formula Investing
I was recently reading up on Joel Gleenblatt, a famous value investor, and I came across his magic formula investing strategy. Greenblatt discussed about this investment strategy in his book - The Little Book that Beats the Market. Using this…
How To Find The Value Of Stocks?
The market has been pretty volatile recently, with optimistic buying coupled with fear induced selling. Mr. Market has been highly unpredictable, and it is times like these when value investors sit back and watch the action unfold. Value investors know…
Trade War, Federal Reserve, China, Interest Rates, Currencies, And More
There has been a lot of action in the stock and the bond market recently. In this week's blog post, I will talk about my take on the current events. Let me briefly go over these current events: United States…
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