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Warren Buffett is a buy-and-hold kind of guy, right?

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Well, not exactly. He’s mostly known for his value investing (which is kind of buy and hold) strategies, but he’s done other difficult stuff like arbritrages. If you’re interested in his other techniques you may want to read “The Warren Buffett Way” buy Robert G. Hagstrom. There’s a section on arbritrage Warren Buffett carried. That [...]

What is Leveraging?

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

We often hear “leveraging your portfolio” but what does it mean? It’s derived from the word “lever”. Lever is an object that can multiply the applied force. When you are leveraging your portfolio, it means that you are investing using borrowed money. So you have more money to invest, and if your investment is successful [...]

Who is Warren Buffett?

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

The man I adore is Warren Buffett! He is the world’s number one investor. I heart Warren Buffett so much I drew a caricature of him. If you are starting out in the world of investing, and wanting to learn more but don’t know where to start, learn from the master first!  He is the [...]