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The difference between you and a refugee, is that you are lucky
While I choose to cover and comment on financial matters, like you, I see many people struggling, not only financially. Yes, life can throw you curveballs. Life has its bitter phases. Quite often, you can just be unlucky. I recall an interview with Armen Melkonian, a...
Mental bottlenecks that limit your financial freedom
Everyone can learn the basics of money and investing and set up the right systems to achieve the desired financial goals. However, if you get temporarily stuck with a limiting attitude and mindset, you will struggle financially. Period. As you may know, a bad attitude...
Three ways to beat the market, by Charles Ellis
I am not one of those trying to beat the market. I instead try to "be in the market" and "be the market". What does it mean? It means to stay invested no matter what (be in the market), through a broad and well-diversified portfolio (be the market). In this way, I...
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Returns | How to judge Investment returns
The Four Conditions of Capital Invested The four conditions of Capital Invested is a model I came across looking at Real Estate Investments. Its beauty comes from its simplicity, clarity and margin for generalization: it structures and compares investments only based...
The lemonade stand. A Financial and Investment lecture, by Bill Ackman
In 2012, Bill Ackman, the CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, gave a lecture titled: "Everything You Need to Know About Finance and Investing in Under an Hour". It is indeed a great presentation worth watching: it navigates the complex landscape of how...
The most important formulas in Personal Finance
Do we need math skills in personal finance and investing? Financial success is 80% about soft skills (mindset) and 20% about technical skills. Still, that 20% is indispensable: it is a conditio sine qua non. Luckily, you don't need to be math geeks; you need to keep...
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