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Teach a Grandchild How to Invest

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If you want to teach your grandchildren how get beyond some of the most difficult challenges an investor can face, then do the following: Open up an account for them at either Fidelity or Vanguard. They'll learn over the years that it’s good to be aligned with leaders in the industry. Next, buy the Vanguard Wellington fund (you can do it through Fidelity too) and have the statements delivered by mail, not online. Every month your grandchilden will get a statement as a reminder that they're an investor. Help them add to it on an annual basis so they can see the mechanics of dividend payments … [Read more...]

The $2 Billion Game

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When I was at Babson College I took classes in entrepreneurship studies and worked at a start-up company.  This video with Markus Persson, creator of the game Minecraft, gives you a wonderful example of a true entrepreneur. Persson or “Notch,” as he’s known to my kids and probably yours too, created Minecraft because creating games is what he did since he was eight.  As you’ll see, being an entrepreneur is less about business plans or presentations to vulture capitalists—it’s about doing what you love to do and what you have to do. It's why a writer writes a story or a singer writes a song. It … [Read more...]

The Yoda of Drums

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Investing is more art than science—it’s a feeling. The late legendary drummer Freddie Gruber would teach about being in the moment to his students. To him how you approach your trade was just as important as the act itself. … [Read more...]

How the Rich Invest

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No one likes to lose money. But some are better at keeping what they make than others. A great example is a client I've been working with since the late 90s. We have been through some tough markets together. A large part of her success is knowing what it might feel like to lose her hard earned money. We talked about our Arithmetic of Portfolio Losses chart when a family member recently suggested she get more aggressive and add more to stocks. The arithmetic of losses is pretty clear. Print this out and keep a copy nearby. It might come in handy if you're ever at a loss for words. … [Read more...]

9% Yield for Warren

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Growing up in the 80s when the dollar was "strong" we would head to Canada to go skiing. Now the reverse is happening. If you've been to Jay Peak in Vermont lately, which is right near the Canadian boarder, you'd swear you're in Canada. There's a lot to like about Canada. For starters its banking system didn't explode back in 2008, and their corporate tax rates aren't the highest in the free world like ours. So can you blame Warren Buffett for jumping in on the Burger King/Tim Horton's deal and the 9% yield? I can. Instead of complaining about how he pays more taxes than his secretary, … [Read more...]

An Investing Idea as Easy as 1-2-3

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Chris Edwards I’m looking forward to catching up with my friend Chris Edwards in a few weeks at the Cato Club 200 retreat at the Salamander Resort & Spa, Middleburg, VA. Chris is Cato Institute’s Director of Tax Policy Studies and editor of DownsizingGovernment.org. If you’re looking for a way to help advance the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace, you've found it in the Cato Institute. Cato’s ideas are supported by facts and numbers (shocking, right?) and they’re located in the belly of the beast of Washington D.C., where good ideas … [Read more...]