So I’m home for the holidays and the last thing I want to do is read or view any financial or investment related media. The markets can get by without my attention for a few days! In fact, I firmly believe in Warren Buffett’s assertion that you should buy a stock only if you can not worry about it for 10 years; even if the stock markets close for 10 years!
I love spending time with family and friends and inevitably my discussion will lead me to talk about investment related …

Right after this post, I’ll be driving about 8, 9 hours to go up to the cold north of Timmins, Ontario, Canada for the holidays! Timmins is the home of Shania Twain if you didn’t already know. I should have access to internet and looking to do some holiday posting over cups of hot chocolate!
To you and yours, Merry Christmas!

I highly regard Sir John Templeton’s history as a value investor. Even at the age of 93, he’s still very actively investing and when he speaks, the invesment world listens!
Here’s a list of 5 Steps to Financial Success from Sir John.

Take calculated risks.
Save, don’t spend.
Shop for value investments.
Take advantage of international free markets.
Minimize your taxes.

The only one that doesn’t move me much is the idea of taking advantage of international free markets. It is a good idea, but one that consumes much more resources and attention than I …

‘The Intelligent Investor‘ is a highly recommended book for any investor of any investing style; especially value investing. It is my personal favorite investment literature. When the second richest man in the world, Warren Buffett - the only one on that distinguished list who made his fortune through stock investments, recommends a book to you, aren’t you the least bit curious why he did so?
Warren Buffett: “I read the first edition of this book in 1950, when I was nineteen. I thought then that it was by far the best …

Email has replaced many forms of communication media, and is unscrupulously used by scammers and con artists to extend their reach to a global arena. It’s not just about simple identity thefts anymore. Those phishing emails seem pale in comparison to the many other scams perpetrated by others on the internet. At least, when it comes to identity theft, you did not participate much except that you mistook a well-disgusied website as an authentic one and gave away your passwords and personal information.
The Nigerian email scams are not new. They’ve …