I once went to a Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. I met a guy who told me how in 1976 he bought 200 shares. “After a year the stock had doubled so I…
I once went to a Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. I met a guy who told me how in 1976 he bought 200 shares. “After a year the stock had doubled so I decided to take some profits off the table. I sold 100 shares and started a restaurant and ran that for the next 30 […]
Lets call him “Pat”. That’s not his name but close. I don’t want to embarrass him although I am 99.99% sure he won’t be embarrassed even if I mention him. I met…
Lets call him “Pat”. That’s not his name but close. I don’t want to embarrass him although I am 99.99% sure he won’t be embarrassed even if I mention him. I met him in 1999. He was the #2 guy at the largest investment bank in the world. He wanted to invest in my next […]
I cheated on every economics exam. I was majoring in economics. But so was my girlfriend and she was smarter than me. So cheated off of her tests. But then it turned…
I cheated on every economics exam. I was majoring in economics. But so was my girlfriend and she was smarter than me. So cheated off of her tests. But then it turned out she wasn’t so smart and we both failed. My parents were so happy I wanted to major in economics. They thought this […]
I am sick of me writing about this. Do you ever get sick of yourself? I am sick of me. But every day I see more propaganda about the American Dream of…
I am sick of me writing about this. Do you ever get sick of yourself? I am sick of me. But every day I see more propaganda about the American Dream of owning the home. I see codewords a $15 trillion dollar industry uses to hypnotize its religious adherents to BELIEVE. Lay down your money, […]
Ok. I have a confession. Not quite like a confession. More like an adjustment. I’m only saying this because it’s Financial Fridays. But I’ve mislead a little. That’s all. I’ve written that…
Ok. I have a confession. Not quite like a confession. More like an adjustment. I’m only saying this because it’s Financial Fridays. But I’ve mislead a little. That’s all. I’ve written that people should not trade stocks. People should not daytrade. People should stay out of the markets. I believe this. But I also don’t […]
Shit, I’m about to break all the rules of selling and marketing but I don’t care. People need to stop being fooled. It has to end. I write every day. I publish…
Shit, I’m about to break all the rules of selling and marketing but I don’t care. People need to stop being fooled. It has to end. I write every day. I publish something here and on my email list maybe 5-6 times a week. These emails are very important to me and they are about […]
My dad got off the phone and started crying. My mom yelled at him, “He didn’t give it to you!” My dad had lent $2000 to S. and S. couldn’t pay him…
My dad got off the phone and started crying. My mom yelled at him, “He didn’t give it to you!” My dad had lent $2000 to S. and S. couldn’t pay him back “yet.” This call happened at least once a week. S. was his best friend for 20 years. My mom would scream at […]
