Archive for May, 2007

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Monday, May 28th, 2007

An investment lesson from the jungle


Although this video clip from the South African jungle has on the face of it very little to do with investment, it will be worth your while to spend a few minutes watching it, and perhaps take some lessons from it to be applied to financial markets (and life).
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Other than the bravery of the buffalo [...]

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Friday, May 18th, 2007

Compounding: it’s a kind of magic …


Albert Einstein described compound growth as the eighth wonder of the world. Although he may have passed away in 1955 – coincidentally the year when yours truly saw his first ray of light – the concept of compounding remains the single most important principle governing investment.
Compounding simply means that you can earn interest [...]

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