Just catching up with reading a few Blogs when I noticed this stimulating post on Blog Maverick. Mark Cuban comes to us with his take on the “wealth transfer” that is constantly transacting between the ignorant and the informed in the stock market.
Mark made so many interesting points that I encourage you to read the full post for yourself. I just want to quote a few points that jumped out at me:
Buy and Hold ” is the 2nd most misleading marketing slogan ever, after the brilliant “rinse and repeat” …

During a recent sit-down with some of my Taiwanese friends, the discussion topic invariably shifted to stocks and stock markets. I am not Taiwanese, but I was curious as to how the Taiwanese investors and their stock exchange worked. It turned out to be a revelation of how a stock market can be affected by various inefficiences, cultural and political issues. Here are some of my findings from that night and from my past inquiries:
Like many Asian markets, the stock exchanges uses a numbering system rather than a alphabetical ticker …

The Globe & Mail reports that a coalition of Canadian investment regulators have offered 55 investment firms that referred business to the scandal plagued hedge fund company Portus a settlement term. The terms were to repay the referral fees paid to advisors of said firms in exchange for dropping investigations against the firms and their financial advisors.
The deadline for firms to accept the offer is January 24th, 2006. Manulife has previously offered restitution proactively. 2 firms that have already accepted the terms of the proposal are Berkshire Securities (widely publicized …

Much has been emphasized about the current existence of an inverted yield curve heralding the oncoming of a recession. Does it have merit? What are its counter-arguments?
I won’t pretend to be an expert on the subject matter, nor am I a historian to confirm the truth in the past. However, we always stated that “the past is not a certain indication of the future”. We have to learn to take media information on both sides of the argument with a grain of salt. Draw your own conclusions from what you’ve …

Forbes.com ran an article today on 7 Financial Planning Diseases, capitalizing on the New Years Resolutions atmosphere to capture reader attention. Personal Finance For Dummies author, Eric Tyson, explains that many people twist the fundamentals of personal money management and get themselves into trouble. Here’s a summary and my self-analysis. (Read the article for more details)

Excessive Spending
Workaholism
Herd Following & Information Junkies
Extreme Save-ism
Procrastination
Mismatched Style (between couples)
Adolescent-Onset Budgeting Woes

My self-analysis
This list is geared more towards adults with a family and kids. As a single guy, #6 and #7 do not apply to …