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On Day 9 of the 30 Days to Becoming a Better Investor project, I introduced you to EDGAR. I also mentioned that I would detail some of the key things you want to look for in a proxy statement. In the following paragraphs, I’m going to explain what a proxy is, how you [...]
A concept that has already been mentioned here a few times is Margin of Safety. Phil Town does a great job explaining price, value and margin of safety in his post entitled, “When Do You Sell Your Shares?“. He discusses the importance of investing with a margin of safety so you don’t lose [...]
I have a short, but very insightful article from Arpit Ranka tonight. Arpit’s “Ruminations Over Ten-Baggers ” discusses the lesson he learned concerning the role of envy in investing.
I always find it informative to read about the lessons that other investors have learned from their experiences. “There is always somebody who will [...]
Yesterday, we discussed a way to reduce taxes using ETFs by selling for a tax loss and swapping into similar indexes. Today I figured it would be appropriate to continue the theme of investing in low cost index funds by mentioning Shai Dardashti’s article on “Index Investing Internationally“.
I think there is some real potential [...]
Jonathan, from MyMoneyBlog, brings us tonight’s investment tip. If after exploring your inner investor you discovered that index funds are the way to go for you, Jonathan’s advice may save you some money on your taxes.
Jonathan details a way you can reduce your taxes by selling your index ETFs that are down for the [...]
For many of you, your main goal concerning investing is to save for a comfortable retirement. Today I received a submission from David Porter of Pacesetter Mortgage Blog. David’s article, “Online Calculator gives “Ballpark” estimate of funds needed for Retirement“, discusses an online tool provided by Choose to Save that provides a rough [...]
Tonight, I’m going to share with you some wise thought about risk written by Arpit Ranka. In his post entitled, “Understanding Risk & Fear of Consequence“, Arpit explores the relationships between risk, probability, consequences, and safety. Understanding risk is critical if you are interested in investing in arbitrage opportunities. It is also [...]
I hope you got a chance this weekend to review or catch up on what we have covered so far by reviewing the 30 Days to Becoming a Better Investor daily summary. The Graham reading list should also have kept you pretty busy. I’m still reading through it myself.
Tonight, I have another treat [...]
We are almost half way through the month already. It’s a bit hard to believe. Today, I put together a new page that summarizes each of the 30 Days to Becoming a Better Investor submissions to date. You can bookmark the summary page and use it as a reference to help keep [...]
Dwight G. sent me a message with an idea for the 30 Days to Becoming a Better Investor series:
