Warren Buffett’s mentor, Benjamin Graham, introduced to the world one of the best investment analogy in Mr. Market. Mr. Market can be manic depressant today and a incorrigible optimist the next day - an extreme Jekyll and Hyde. Here is a description of the concept of Mr. Market [excerpt from About.com]
Imagine you are partners in a private business with a man named Mr. Market. Each day, he comes to your office or home and offers to buy your interest in the company or sell you his [the choice is …

I am a regular reader of Blog Maverick, better known as the self-made billionaire Mark Cuban. In his latest post, Mark poses the question of what defines someone to be an investor and answers himself to generate discussion among his readers.

Mark regularly writes blogs about investing. I find him both knowledgable and insightful. But more importantly, I feel he keeps an open mind and really knows what blog writing is really all about.

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Jim Oberweis has written an article at Forbes.com to explain the economical impact of rising oil prices. I enjoy reading his explanation of how rising oil prices will have progressive effect on the economy. The 5 steps that Jim outlines reads like the theories of a course textbook, but is easily understandable by anyone.

I will briefly highlight here, the 5 oil pricing influences Jim outlined in his article.

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A September 19th Forbes.com article titled “Cash Is Trash” criticizes the abundance of cash sitting on the side lines of many value fund managers. The articles writes:
Some value fund managers, flush with an influx of new money from clients, are letting it pile up rather than investing it in value stocks they view as too pricey. While they wait for a better day, other value managers say letting money sit around in cash is sinful, and they swear good buys still can be had.
My first thought about that paragraph was …

News is now well-spread among the Canadian financial community that Dalton McGuinty’s Ontario government has decided to axe the 15% tax credit it has offered to Ontarians who invest into labour sponsored investment funds (LSFs).

I do not like this tax law change because it has all but sealed the fate of LSFs in Ontario. At one time, I was interested in using this tax credit for myself, but after doing the math it was clear that my money would be able to work harder elsewhere. Here’s my analysis.

I do not consider myself an expert in investing and finance, but it is a passion of mine to read investment and financial articles to further my knowledge. Why not turn this passion into a topic for blogging?
But there is more to Investorial than simply a vehicle for blogging. I have learnt the many tricks and tactics that the financial community uses to dissemenate information for their own benefit. The average consumer is practically helpless when it comes to financial education, since it is not a topic for classroom teachings. …