A truly outstanding quarter is in the books. The fact that it comes after a nuclear meltdown does diminish it a bit, but let’s focus on the positives. This quarter is a tale of Tesla. Our top four players have ridden its rise to dominate the leader board. And your favorite blogger’s short of Tesla […]
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Last week, I was able to finally kick the rust off the ol’ blog, give it a crank, and get the engine started back up. It had been a while. There were lots of ready excuses to not blog over the last couple of months: I had a consulting gig going strong, the kids were
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It’s always nice when you take a risk and hit paydirt. My wife and I – natch – have a lot in common, but there’s obviously some history and experiences we don’t share, what with us being from different countries and her being a woman and whatnot. She’ll never get the Three Stooges, for instance.
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As teased earlier, I am starting a book club, and today marks its official birth. I’m as excited as you are. Why a book club (besides the obvious social status it brings)? Well, feeding this beast of a blog with content is a never-ending struggle. Since I read a lot, I’ve always got recent books
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“May you live in interesting times” is a famous curse, and current events are certainly showing why. This is one of the most interesting periods of my entire life. While I’ve certainly lived through numerous memorable events, they’ve been just that: events. Their aftermath might have stretched out, but the events themselves were over quickly.
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Well that was ugly. Most experts agree that global pandemics are bad for the stock market, and this quarter proved no exception. Let’s look and see how our heroes are faring in a very dangerous leg of our adventure story: Whoa. At least PK from Don’t Quit Your Day Job has used some brilliant picks
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Today we will tackle the burning question tormenting many a parent: “What martial art should my kid learn?” Some may be asking, “Wait a minute, what does this have to do with personal finance?” (You parents who have experience with kids’ martial arts, stop laughing.) Well, martial arts classes are often expensive. Really expensive. I
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This year has seen a slow start to the ol’ blog post production line. Things are always busy in January, and as a bonus I’ve started another consulting gig that pays ever-so-slightly more than blogging (editor’s note: so does minimum wage, and searching for loose change on the street). But I know that the masses
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Welcome to the 2020 Stock Picking Contest! Now in its third year, this is officially an annual tradition. Feel free to read the thrilling adventures that were had in the 2018 and 2019 contests. The rules are fairly straightforward. Everyone starts with US$1,000,000 of play money, and the contest runs from 1-Jan to 31-Dec. No
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We have a winner! The ABL 2019 Stock Picking Contest has finished, and Ian Bezek is our champ. (If you’re curious about the contest and are woefully short of entertainment options, you can read about the 2019 contest here and peruse the Q1, Q2, and Q3 updates.) Ian crushed his enemies, saw them driven before
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