Contrary to what some people who are acquainted with me may think, I am not special in any way. I don’t have the highest IQ, nor am I the best among the best. I am just that one person who takes his time to grow.
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I, like many others, have used the word “dollar cost averaging” countless number of times. We use it when asset prices are going up and when they are going down. We treat it as the holy grail for the rational investor. But never has anyone put it in proper perspective as I am going to put it for you in this article.
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I am a huge advocate of ETF investing vs stock picking. In how to start investing, I explained the reason for my preference. However, there are more than 1,000 ETFs listed in the US stock exchange and that may bring one back to the same dilemma they are trying to avoid, the choice paradox.
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Did you buy the dip? he asked. After waiting for 24 hours and an eventual rally, not a single soul came out to say they bought the dip (price drop). That is how the story always starts and ends.
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The question I get at almost every passing week on Twitter is “David, I’m new to this stock investing thing, could you please tell me where to start and what stock to buy”? I have tried to answer as many people as I can, but I believe it’s time I answer this question more extensively for everyone.
Continue readingThere is a kind of psychological satisfaction that you get when you buy a company’s stock now and in the next hour, it has appreciated by 12.5%. You feel intelligent, you trust your judgement more and excited to make another judgement call.
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I have largely stayed away from commenting or holding any opinion on the ongoing shenanigans of the US political landscape for two reasons. First, I do not understand it enough to hold an opinion.
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“New billionaires are created every 10 years in Nigeria primarily because the government changes…,” Asemota said. “And there are true entrepreneurs who take advantage of this change as they see it coming then adapt.”
Continue readingThere is a story I enjoy telling everyone who cares to listen. It’s about my experience when I first invested in the stock market. Don’t worry I won’t tell you about it here. But if you wish to read it, please check it out here.
Continue readingThe second law of thermodynamics says that entropy always increases with time. And what is entropy? It means a gradual decline into disorder.
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