Investor Philosophy

Financial Weights

How do you build financial muscle mass?

Hint: You gotta lift the weights …  Want to build financial muscle mass? Want to become financially fit? Then let me tell you the secret … you gotta lift the weights. To get a feel for what I’m talking about, check out this ridiculous situation … Which guy gets strong? A scrawny guy walks up to a physical […]

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Big government must lord over private business, else society would collapse … or would it? (Big Government by Mark T on flickr)

What’s so bad about government control of business?

What’s so bad about government control of business? Glad you asked. Good question. How do I answer in less than five hundred pages? Going to be tricky, but I’ll give it a go. By the way, government control of business has a name. That’s right, there’s a name for it, it’s already been labeled. It’s […]

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But, what if house prices keep dropping?

BUT, WHAT IF HOUSE PRICES KEEP DROPPING? Here’s a BUT question I encountered a lot while searching for property in Florida in late 2010.  Seemed like the conventional thinking was property prices were going to drop to zero.  I remember a particular encounter when this question popped up.  It was during a bank visit to […]

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Interest rates and the property investor …

When interest rates go up, most homeowners react the same way … they take a big gulp! Conversely, when interest rates drop, these same people let out a big cheer. Now, what about most property investors?  How do they react? You’re right, they react about the same.  Maybe they take a bigger gulp or let […]

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Business and Life Wisdom from Ruslan Kogan

I just spent the morning listening to Ruslan Kogan – founder and CEO of kogan.com – share his business and life wisdom.  Probably the best speech I’ve ever heard.  Not because he made everyone laugh a lot – although he did; not because he had great stories – although he did; and not because he’s […]

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