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The 3 numbers that can – no – will make a real difference in your life
Number 1: The age you start saving The younger you are the larger your crucial asset. That asset is called time. And I bet you have more of it left than me. I certainly do have more Christmas days behind…
You and I, we are both just average
“Whoa, wait a minute,” I can hear you protesting, “Dude, what are you saying? No way! That might apply to you, but definitely not to me. I am special!” Face it, my friend, you’re nothing special, because the mediocrity principle simply states so. The universe…
My 10 Golden Rules: If I were 22, I’d wish that someone would have taught me
1) How to succeed? The education system you just went through has planted some seeds into you. Now it is up to you—and only you—to make them grow. Go the extra mile, and see how good you can be at…
Herd Behavior or Herding or Lazy Thinking
Mostly, our herd conformity is a good thing and it’s one of the reasons that societies are able to function (legal system, driving, etc). Nevertheless, watch out for what you step into when you follow the herd. Herd behavior occurs when investors follow the…
What the age-experienced know and we don’t
Or maybe we actually do know it and just fail in doing what we know we should do. To know and not to do is really not to know yet. Some timeless advice I’ve heard from the age-experienced over the years:…
Use your money to buy happiness
The younger you are, the more likely you are to believe that more money is the key to happiness. This is why, in my experience, many confident 20-year-old college boy wants to go into investment banking. And it’s why we…
Success is here – it all depends on the second letter
I ended my previous post with the question “How will you measure your life?” Another way to put it would be to ask “How do U define your success?” Do you have a vivid picture in your mind what success…
Do you know where you are going?
Everyone wants to be wealthy. The problem I see more often than any other is that the majority of normal investors skip the first step in the process of wealth building completely. People want to know what to invest in…
Survivorship Bias
Was reading the Sunday Times today when several “Unit Trust Providers” and “Actively Managed Funds” peddling their services through ads caught my eye. Whenever I do read those eye-candies, I can’t help but recall the miserable track record of active…
Are you a victim or do you Tacomob?
Now the profound simplicity of what I want to share today will elicit in some people yawning boredom and in others “Aha!” eureka moments. Yet whether you yawn or go Yippee! it all depends on the meanings you construct. And…
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