Recent valueinvestor's Commentaries
Insider Trading Sell Offs Are Risky
In my experience, no one will work harder for you than someone who has a vested interest in your success. Sales people have know this for years, if you incentivize, smart people will find ways to win. This is why internal ownership at a company is something I look for (see an overview of my [...]
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Tags: insider-trading | investor | sell-offs | stock-sales | vested-interest | yr-plan
Insider Trading Sell Offs Are Risky
In my experience, no one will work harder for you than someone who has a vested interest in your success. Sales people have know this for years, if you incentivize, smart people will find ways to win. This is why internal ownership at a company is something I look for (see an overview of my [...]
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Tags: insider-trading | investor | sell-offs | stock-sales | vested-interest | yr-plan
Risk Grades Review: They’re Grrrrrre… Good
While watching a TV program earlier this week I happened to catch mention of a free portfolio assessment tool called Risk Grades. Being that I like free stuff I was intrigued enough to go take a look and write up this review. With a background in software development I can sniff out an abandoned ...
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Tags: website-review | assessment-tool | email | free-portfolio | free-stuff | graphs | market-risk | portfolio-assessment | portfolio-risk | program-earlier-this-week | risk-analysis | risk-grades | risk-stocks | screens | sector-risk | software-development | spelling-mistakes | splashes | tse | tv-program | validation | vancouver-stock-exchange | vce | volatility
Risk Grades Review: They’re Grrrrrre… Good
While watching a TV program earlier this week I happened to catch mention of a free portfolio assessment tool called Risk Grades. Being that I like free stuff I was intrigued enough to go take a look and write up this review. With a background in software development I can sniff out an abandoned ...
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Tags: website-review | assessment-tool | email | free-portfolio | free-stuff | graphs | market-risk | portfolio-assessment | portfolio-risk | program-earlier-this-week | risk-analysis | risk-grades | risk-stocks | screens | sector-risk | software-development | spelling-mistakes | splashes | tse | tv-program | validation | vancouver-stock-exchange | vce | volatility
the message is the Message
My wife reminds me all the time- language is important. The exact words you use in business or in social contexts can be as important as the content you are attempting to convey. Let me give you this example. I go to a certain unnamed Toronto bank’s website interested in opening a new savings acc...
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Tags: investor-ed | couple-clicks | exact-words | money | moral-of-the-story | savings-account | social-contexts | time-language | toronto
the message is the Message
My wife reminds me all the time- language is important. The exact words you use in business or in social contexts can be as important as the content you are attempting to convey. Let me give you this example. I go to a certain unnamed Toronto bank’s website interested in opening a new savings acc...
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Tags: investor-ed | couple-clicks | exact-words | money | moral-of-the-story | savings-account | social-contexts | time-language | toronto
Stock and… Cheese?
BNN is traditionally a channel for day traders- the what is hot today conversations often litter the broadcast. If you have been a reader of my blog it is needless to say this channel therefore doesn’t normally interest me. While flipping around the TV the other night I accidentally landed on B...
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Tags: investor-ed | amateur-investor | awe | blog | bnn | bombing-of-baghdad | broadcast | budget | cheese | commodity-market | conversations | cute-name | day-traders | hillary | risk | speculation | stock | two-thoughts
Stock and… Cheese?
BNN is traditionally a channel for day traders- the what is hot today conversations often litter the broadcast. If you have been a reader of my blog it is needless to say this channel therefore doesn’t normally interest me. While flipping around the TV the other night I accidentally landed on B...
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Tags: investor-ed | amateur-investor | awe | blog | bnn | bombing-of-baghdad | broadcast | budget | cheese | commodity-market | conversations | cute-name | day-traders | hillary | risk | speculation | stock | two-thoughts
Finding a Financial Advisor
“Thanks for coming in today. I should let you know, the only reason I am taking this meeting is because you are good friends with Jim who is one of our most valued customers.†I reached over the table shook her hand, thanked her for her time and left immediately. This was an encounter I [...]
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Tags: investor-ed | 8-years | doing-business | encounter | extra-mile | financial-adviser | finding-a-financial-advisor | good-friends | job | money | pitch | portfolios | right-financial-advisor | time-don
Finding a Financial Advisor
“Thanks for coming in today. I should let you know, the only reason I am taking this meeting is because you are good friends with Jim who is one of our most valued customers.†I reached over the table shook her hand, thanked her for her time and left immediately. This was an encounter I [...]
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Tags: investor-ed | 8-years | doing-business | encounter | extra-mile | financial-adviser | finding-a-financial-advisor | good-friends | job | money | pitch | portfolios | right-financial-advisor | time-don
Book Review Standard & Poor’s 500 Guide
As somewhat of a contrarian investor I have gone on record in the past about the habit of some, otherwise intelligent investors, taking an analyst’s recommendation of a stock as gospel. Too often I feel there is a blind allegiance to following analyst’s opinions. My opinion in these matters shou...
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Tags: book-review | amp | analysist | blind-allegiance | clarity | contrarian-investor | contrary | fellow | habit | intelligent-investors | investigations | neighbor | perspective | quality-sources | reputation | s-500 | standard-and-poor | stock | ups | viewpoint | writeup
Book Review Standard & Poor’s 500 Guide
As somewhat of a contrarian investor I have gone on record in the past about the habit of some, otherwise intelligent investors, taking an analyst’s recommendation of a stock as gospel. Too often I feel there is a blind allegiance to following analyst’s opinions. My opinion in these matters shou...
Read More »
Tags: book-review | amp | analysist | blind-allegiance | clarity | contrarian-investor | contrary | fellow | habit | intelligent-investors | investigations | neighbor | perspective | quality-sources | reputation | s-500 | standard-and-poor | stock | ups | viewpoint | writeup
Successful Investing
If you want to be successful with investing you have to have some money to invest- sorry, no way around it. Logically there are only two ways to solve that problem either increase your top line and bring in more income or decrease your bottom line and find some ways to squeeze dollars out. The [...]
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Tags: investor-ed | ally | banks | big-guys | bottom-line | brokerage-account | checking-account | credit-card-fees | drop-of-a-hat | exchange-network | ing | interest-rate | interest-thanks | investing | minimum-balance | profits | promotions | rainy-day-fund | risk | tiny-fee | trades | two-ways
Successful Investing
If you want to be successful with investing you have to have some money to invest- sorry, no way around it. Logically there are only two ways to solve that problem either increase your top line and bring in more income or decrease your bottom line and find some ways to squeeze dollars out. The [...]
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Tags: investor-ed | ally | banks | big-guys | bottom-line | brokerage-account | checking-account | credit-card-fees | drop-of-a-hat | exchange-network | ing | interest-rate | interest-thanks | investing | minimum-balance | profits | promotions | rainy-day-fund | risk | tiny-fee | trades | two-ways
Where to start with investing
An investment policy statement (IPS) is the number one most important piece of paper to have before you start investing, or before you continue investing. Having this one piece of paper and referring to it often will avoid many of the pitfalls that even the most seasoned investors make. An inves...
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Tags: investor-ed | asset-allocation | cubicle | emotion | financial-stability | headings | investment-philosophy | investment-policy-statement | investment-selection | investment-vehicles | ips | jim-cramer | massive-document | piece-of-paper | pitfalls | prey | return-expectations | risk-tolerance | selection-criteria | sound-effect | time-horizon
