Becoming an Investor
One of my favorite books of all time is "Leadership: In Turbulent Times" written by Doris Kearns Goodwin. The book takes you through the lives of 4 of the past US presidents - Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt,…
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In this week's blog post, I will compare two of the largest American multinational pharmaceutical companies - Pfizer Inc and Merck & Co. Using fundamental data, I will determine which one of these two stocks is the better investment. I…
If you are the shareholder of a company, you are the owner of that company. With that mentality, it becomes obvious that the management is there to serve you. The CEO is there to make sure your company is run…
In this week's blog post, I will talk about 5 value investors and their current holdings. I gathered the data used in this blog post from the US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) form 13F. SEC Form 13F is a quarterly…
I recently finished listening to "The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt", a biography of Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt written by T.J. Stiles. This 29 hour audiobook is a true rags to riches story. Vanderbilt rose from boatman to…
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In this week's blog post, I compare 3 stocks in the semiconductors industry - Intel Corp (INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), and Qualcomm Inc (QCOM). Using fundamental data, I will determine which stock is the best investment. I will…
In this week's blog post, I compare three of the leading airlines in the United States - Delta (DAL), American Airlines (AAL), and Southwest Airlines (LUV). Using fundamental data, I will determine which one of these three stocks is the…
Read More Investing In Delta, American Airlines, Or Southwest Airlines?
In this week's blog post, I will be comparing two of the leading pharmacy chains in the United States - CVS and Walgreens. Using fundamental data, we will determine which one of these two stocks is superior. I will start…
In this week's blog post, I will be comparing three oil and gas behemoths - Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and Royal Dutch Shell. I will use the fundamental data to help us make a determination about which one of these three…
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In May 2019, I listened to 5 audiobooks: The Warren Buffett Way, The Warren Buffett Portfolio, Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises, The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups, and Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior. All…
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,…
Towards the end of the trading day on Friday, May 17th 2019, there was breaking news that trade talks between the United States and China had stalled. This news led to a market sell-off in the last hour of trading.…
This past week, the US Stock market was highly volatile. The markets had big fluctuations because of the trade tension between the United States and China. On May 10, 2019, President Trump tweeted that the United States has started levying…
Read More Tariffs on China Equate to Stagflation in the United States?
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…
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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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…
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%…
I recently finished listening to "Andrew Carnegie", a biography written by David Nasaw. Billionaire Charlie Munger had recommended this book, so I decided to undertake this 33 hour audiobook. This biography takes you from Carnegie's childhood days in Scotland to…
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,…
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was down 460 points and S&P 500 was down 54 points when the market closed on Friday, March 22nd, 2019. This sell off was due to the presence of inverted bond yield curve. Last time…
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