How I Began

Mar 27, 2007 by

In April 2000, I bought shares of Apple (AAPL) in a custodial account. As I was an Apple fan as a child, I wanted to support the...

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Undo

Mar 23, 2007 by

TheBluestButterfly asked me to write about how to get out of an investing mistake. Imagine you have made an investment that you now...

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TV Tune-Out

Mar 17, 2007 by

In my last entry, I asked you to pose questions. Shannon asked, “Which television analysts give the best recommendations and...

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What topics should I cover in ...

Mar 12, 2007 by

I’ve written about a lot of topics in personal finance that I have thought to be of general interest to my readership. However,...

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Appreciating Depreciation

Mar 10, 2007 by

Imagine that you bought a computer in 2005 for $2,000, and then sold it 24 months later, in 2007, for $1,300. Did you lose money? It...

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What's my strategy in tod...

Mar 6, 2007 by

The market is falling, but I have chosen to ride it down. Some of you may think that I am like one of the violinists on the Titanic,...

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This Week's Bear Market &...

Mar 2, 2007 by

When an event is rapidly developing, it sometimes pays to wait to observe the outcome before commenting. Thus, I have chosen to wait...

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