February 28, 2007 – If you have been reading my blogs consistently, there is 0% chance that you should have been caught unprepared by the recent correction of the Chinese markets by more than 9%, and the associated 3%-4% drop…
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February 23, 2007 – I remember nine months ago when gold was trading about $570 an ounce how many people that I told to buy gold stocks did not buy because some of the big names like Stephen Roach, the…
February 21, 2007 – One of the most important determinants of building wealth during your educational life would have been a solid course in the history of education. Why? Because a solid understanding of the roots of institutional education would…
February 8, 2007– Occasionally, I’ll revisit prior blog entries and provide a very quick update. Several months ago, I said that I would avoid buying stocks of Chinese banks. Despite the recent comments of a top Chinese politician that the…
Even though the best financial consultant you could ever hire by an extremely wide margin stares back at you every day when you look in a mirror, for those of you absolutely unwilling to learn how to do-it-yourself, here are…
January 30, 2007 – Many people have asked me what exactly is the long tail of investment strategies because that is what I advocate as the best and safest way to make huge gains in the stock market. I have…
January 28, 2007 – Most people when they read the above answer will think I’m crazy. In fact, I know a lot of people that told me they handed their money over to a firm after trying to manage their…
January 25, 2007 – Just two weeks ago, on January 7th, I wrote a blog called “10 Reasons Why Dollar Denominated Bonds Aren’t as Safe as You Think”. This afternoon, on the U.S. markets, MarketWatch reported a sell off of…
January 25, 2007 – This past week, I saw a professional newsletter that stated that there was almost nothing good to buy right now. That most major markets including leading emerging markets in China and India were overbought and that…
January 23, 3007 – Just taking a contrarian position all the time doesn’t mean that you will be right. It takes a much deeper understanding that can be achieved by utilizing the proper information channels that are now available as…