Berkshire Hathaway is led by the greatest investor of all time – Warren Buffett. This weekend offered the Superbowl of investing events, the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. Shareholders (many multi, multi millionaires) and worshippers flock to Omaha, Nebraska to take in the musings of the Oracle of Omaha. It’s Woodstock for capitalists with Berkshire and […]
A new bull market on the Sunday Reads.
In last week’s Sunday Reads, the headline read that the recession can wait. The economic forces that are at work trying to tame the economy are moving in slow motion. I had suggested that we might take the Summer off, on the recession watch. And now we have a new bull market in the U.S. […]
Making sense of the markets, real estate and more on the Summer Sunday Reads.
In the first Sunday Reads of the Summer we’re looking at real estate, market corrections, uranium stocks, the Bogle effect and more. Also, I came out of the bullpen, back as a relief writer for MoneySense. Summer is heating up, and I hope that you’ll be able to keep your cool and put your portfolio […]
It’s portfolio checkup time on the Sunday Reads.
Next week, the Sunday Reads will fall on boxing day. And for the record, I will not be rushing through the doors (throwing elbows) trying to get my hands on the 3 large screen TVs selling at 80% off! at Best Buy. Yes, the year is drawing to a close. As the first full year […]
The Money Master book review on the Sunday Reads.
Happy first Sunday of December. In 20 days, that big guy in the red suit hops in his sleigh and miraculously flies around the world delivering presents to all of the good boys and girls. The trip is accomplished in several hours. That is almost as incredible as Elon Musk sticking a landing with a […]
Was the F.I.R.E. movement doused by the pandemic?
F.I.R.E is an acronym for Financial Independence Retire Early. It is a very popular movement that gets a lot of attention in the blogosphere and on social media. The idea is to eat excess amounts of ramen noodles, squeeze your budget until it squeals, save 90% of your income, invest like crazy in an all-stock […]