Why Should Equities Be Fairly Valued?
Investors spend a great deal of time thinking, writing and talking about the fair or intrinsic value of equities, whether it be an entire market or individual company. This is a critical issue. There is probably no greater determinant of the long-run returns we make than the price that we pay. The obvious challenge is…
Assets Have Tanked at Two of the World’s Biggest Short Sellers
I find the notion of being a persistent short seller to be an interesting one. It is interesting because of the following reasons. Equity markets in particular have an upward bias. Short selling offers very limited profitability but theoretically unlimited risk. In this respect, it is similar to writing options. In times when short selling…
Why Time Slows Down When We’re Afraid
“Time perception matters because it is the experience of time that roots us in our mental reality.” More here – brainpickings
Are You Dreaming Too Big?
Commencement season is just around the corner. Whether in person or over a live-stream, graduates and their families will follow the long-honored tradition of listening to speeches studded with unoriginal chestnuts like following your dreams, shooting for the stars, and believing that you can do whatever you set out to do. But that message doesn’t seem…
RBA Wisdom
With the usual seasonal bleating about the RBA it is worth revisiting some wise works from Messers Clarke and Dawe.
How People Learn To Become Reslient
Norman Garmezy, a developmental psychologist and clinician at the University of Minnesota, met thousands of children in his four decades of research. But one boy in particular stuck with him. He was nine years old, with an alcoholic mother and an absent father. Each day, he would arrive at school with the exact same sandwich:…
From The Feeling Old File
Brian Johnson replaced Bon Scott as the lead singer of ACDC 40 years ago today.
The Surprising Power of The Long Game
It’s easy to overestimate the importance of luck on success and underestimate the importance of investing in success every single day. Too often, we convince ourselves that success was just luck. We tell ourselves, the school teacher that left millions was just lucky. No. She wasn’t. She was playing a different game than you were. She was…
NASDAQ 100
With the NASDAQ 100 having a little bit of a conniption last night I thought it might be interesting to see how its components stocks were doing. The table below looks at the percentage distance away from their 52 week high. I was going to highlight those that were below their 52 week high but…
