“I can calculate the motions of the heavenly bodies, but not the madness of the people.” – Isaac Newton. If you are an investor without a strategy you are probably a gambler living in denial. Even the greats suffer losses, in the game of investment, a loss is inevitable. Strategy is king, perfect information, if […]
Winners-take-all is the language of the internet. In fact, it is often what serves the common good. Google is the dominant search engine and Facebook serves more than 2 billion people to become an advertisement behemoth. As it is happening in the world of corporations, so is it happening in the world of creators. The […]
As I study the history of money and how we got here I am lost in awe of how interesting the journey has been. Yes, this is an article about the history of money that was not taught in class. It is relevant for our understanding of where we might be headed next. In case […]
The straight answer is no, it’s not too late. Let me share the contextual answer with you. The first time I knew something existed that is called Bitcoin was in 2015. The person who introduced it to me asked a simple question: “If you transfer a file from one phone to another, which one is […]
When an unknown stock out of nowhere makes all the major headlines and takes over FinTwit, you will do well to pay attention to the story of what may be going on. GameStop qualified for that description this week. Ordinarily, I don’t do so much as follow individual companies except they are interesting to me. […]
A conversation came up in a group that I belonged to recently and a few people spoke out jokingly that they are unable to resist the temptation to spend as long as they have the money. I recognized the joke in that but at the same time, I know that a lot of people may […]
If you are conversant with this blog you would have learnt that I like simple things. I like my investment process to be as simple as possible, I like writing to be as simple as possible and I like to do things that will allow me to have a night sleep. The downside to my […]
Real happiness comes from the journey, not the arrival And upon arrival, what brings the most laughter are the reflections on the journey. So I can just as well enjoy the journey and make the most of it while I’m on it. Don’t be a donkey Many are the wishes and dreams of humans but […]
Are you a polymath? Someone that wants to do a lot of things, you see yourself creating a massive empire in a lot of unrelated areas. You just want to do a lot of things or you are even doing them already. However, you noticed the results aren’t forthcoming, or importantly, you realize that the […]
My friends, neighbours and family all know I’m a Lucky Dube fan. When I’m feeling bored and unmotivated, my girlfriend will often say “will you listen to Lucky Dube?” That’s how much I am recognized with the music. I enjoyed a lot of things about Lucky Dube music but principally, it’s always about the lyrics […]