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Book Review – The Little Book that Beats the Market

Posted on 28/10/2011 by

The Little Book That Beats the Market, by Joel Greenblatt is a really short book for investors searching for a magic formula for stock exchange investing. I like the idea behind the book, but the book itself is well below my standards. First of all, anyone who invests in the stock market should do his own due diligence and not rely on a simple magic formula. There are no free lunches, and if you want to earn money in the stock market, you have to work for it, just like earning money in any other human endeavour. Secondly, the book … Continue reading →

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My First Investing Post

Posted on 26/05/2010 by

One of the things that I do in my spare time (competing with caring for 3 children, loving my wife, programming, reading and knitting) is stock analysis for investment purposes. With all of the other competing hobbies (specifically the kids), I don’t have much time to do this, but when I get to analyze a company it is a very fulfilling work. So, how did I learn to do this? well, first of all I started “investing” about two years ago. I say “investing” since what I was really doing was betting on the stock exchange. And bad bets I … Continue reading →

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