Since the market crash of ’08 we’ve seen a flurry of new ways to invest your money. I noticed an uptick in the number of articles promoting these “alternative investments”. Most recently it’s been hedge funds and equity crowd funding.
The companies pushing these “alternatives” have been out in full force promoting their cause. The promotion comes in all shapes and sizes. The obvious one is regular advertising. A sneakier one is paying for links or entire articles advertorials on sites. Continue Reading…
It’s safe to say Buffett and Munger came through, as usual, with a wealth of information in this year’s Berkshire letter. Before I break down the letter into the many select quotes and lessons, there is a greater lesson throughout.
Dividend investing seemed to get more popular after the financial crisis. Not that investors didn’t want dividends before then, but a good crisis can make investors rethink and change their strategy. In hindsight, the trend toward dividends makes sense. But why?
The past few years has seen a growing discussion around how to best value the market. More recently, the argument turned toward just how overvalued is the market and what does it mean? I thought I’d try to answer those two questions.