Yesterday I saw, and I hope you saw that WB is not a fund manager. However almost all his thoughts on investing are worth reading and re-reading. Let us look at something very simple. WB says choose simplicity over complexity. Keep it simple. Do what is easy and simple – leave the complicated things to […]
There are many companies which have given fantastic, scorching returns. Microsoft, GE, Berkshire Hathway….are some examples. Berkshire Hathway, well er is a fund..or so you thought. Let me tell you, it is not. Mr. Buffet is a brilliant businessman, fantastic stock picker, (fantastic bargain picker – look at the recent offer to pick good bonds […]
Insurance is mandatory if you have a car! If your car is worth insuring what about other assets? Most doctors need at least some insurance to be in place as part of their overall financial plan. The question is how do you work out what insurances you need, how much and what for? And […]
Delayed gratification is so boring! Particularly when it comes to finances, constantly pinching pennies and saving all your extra cash is pretty darn boring when you get right down to it. Which is why so few people do it well. There are too many fun things to spend money on.Yet, unrestrained spending (especially the kind […]
“Past performance is not an indicator of future performance” — the literature of every mutual fund you own, mentions something to this effect. In fact once, when I was lecturing at a mutual fund house, which was not performing well, one of the managers said, jocularly, “Can we say our past non-performance is not an indicator […]
If you are a student of financial planning you should know the following. Just find out how many of these statements are true and how many are false….. Financial planning is perhaps difficult for a client to do it himself because of the personal bias that might set in. Procrastination is the enemy of compounding. […]
Are Doctors different when it comes to investing? We do think the answer is a resounding yes! Doctors are different when it comes to investing. Their incomes are higher, more stable, more secure and last longer than any other occupational class. This includes dentists who, despite having higher incomes, may have shorter working lives. As […]