Strategies Archive

  • Ominous Beginnings

    Ominous Beginnings

    I did it.  I placed my money where my mouth is.  I implemented my plan.  A day later than I will be, violation of my rules, but it is really moot as there won’t be a real affect.  So here how it plays out on...

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  • No More Talk – The Plan

    No More Talk – The Plan

    It’s time to move forward. I have remained idle for far too long. Tinkering away. Purchasing some equities here and there. And frankly, failing miserably. Sure the market is not pretty. But my portfolio is even uglier. And I’ve harped on it for long enough....

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  • Mechanical Investing – Rely on the Numbers

    Mechanical Investing – Rely on the Numbers

    Fire and forget investing. Sounds boring. Sounds dangerous. But it can be very profitable. The idea: screen for stocks using a set of defined, reliable and historically successful criteria, buy those stocks basically no questions asked, and sell them when they fullfill predetermined criteria —...

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  • How Not to Invest In Stocks

    How Not to Invest In Stocks

    Over the last year, as I read numerous investing books, I managed to lose 25% of my portfolio value. I didn’t post the purchases here on the site, not because I lost a pretty penny, but because I had no reason to be investing in...

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  • Two Months, Four Days

    Two Months, Four Days

    Well, the title has nothing to do whatsoever with what I am about to say. Alas, its just a comment on my inability to maintain a blog. But, since its for me, by me, only I can care. But I don’t. Anyhow… reality. The Magic...

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  • And Then There Was One… I wish

    And Then There Was One… I wish

    I have been spending the last few weeks evaluating my list and applying the “Moat” check for each. It seems it would be overwhelming at first, but was simplified by the fact that many of the businesses in the list have less than 10 years...

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