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When Howard Schultz opened his first coffee store in Seattle, he strove to replicate the experience of the coffee houses he’d visited in Italy; a place where people would come to meet, that encompassed a welcoming and engaging atmosphere. Starbucks…
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Retailing is hard. Staying on top of the industry for decades is even harder. Particularly when the products you sell are technology based and always changing. Which begs the question, how did a small UK retailer selling Hi-Fi components come…
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It’s not quite been a steady road, but since 2010, the dollar has strengthened by account of most metrics. Against the Euro, it strengthen significantly over the year of 2010 due to the Greek financial crisis. The debt crisis drove…
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Value investing is a simple strategy at its core. Value investors select stocks that the market is underestimating for their intrinsic value. Have you ever wanted to buy a new product, but waited for a promotional sale to get it…
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If there is one stock in America you could buy outside Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger’s advice is to choose Costco. He sits on the board. Not surprising Charlie Munger keeps his portfolio concentrated, he owns just three major investments, Berkshire,…
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Whilst I’m a long-time avid follower of all of the Investment Masters, and I have to say a veritable devourer of their collected wisdom, there is nothing more valuable to me as an investor than actually speaking with these amazing…
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Simply put, alternative investments are assets that aren’t included in the conventional investment classifications. The conventional investment classifications include cash, stocks, and bonds. Alternative investment classifications include everything from private equity to hedge funds to real estate to commodities and…
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Even in the best of times, investors are looking for strategies to beat the market. While this leads many to take unnecessary risks, one proven investment approach, value investing, may be more important than ever. So, if you are searching…
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One major reason people invest is so they can create a source of passive income. In that particular scenario, having an excellent fixed income is probably your safest bet. However, having this kind of fixed income investment is sometimes not enough….
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One of the traits that sets the Great Investors apart is the ability to be grounded – to remain calm under pressure and sensible when things get hairy. All the Masters have it but none more so than Chuck Akre….
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