As a result of changes to HCWHY (and the closing of the Bloggers section), Attie's Blog will soon also be closing down. However, my discussion of Warren Buffett's investment habits is moving to the Investing & saving forum. In the meantime...
With so many books been written on the subject of investing, I thought it would be difficult to find something on investment habits that anyone can learn and avoid losing money. That was until I came across the book of Mark Tier, The winning Investment...
Hindsight tells me this blog should be the first in the financial planning series. Believe me. The risk causing most havoc to anyone's personal finances is the risk of being ignorant about financial matters. If you don't take what I am saying...
Benjamin Graham considered retirement and closed down his partnership in 1956. Warren Buffett's personal savings amounted now over $140,000. Buffett decided nothing holds him back anymore. Believing his learning is complete Warren returned to Omaha...
Financial planners/advisors need to be aware of the fact that they might expose themselves to non-compliancy in terms of the FAIS Act when utilising risk profile questionnaires. Likewise consumers should be extremely cautious when relying on the results...
Born on 30 August 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA Warren Edward Buffett's father, Howard, was a stock broker and United States Representative. Warren showed a remarkable keen understanding of business and mathematics at a very young age. He was also...
Would you entrust the service of your car to a backyard mechanic who has no documented suitable qualifications, track record or referrals to proof the quality of services rendered? Why then are there still people entrusting the management of their hard...
South Africa had 17, 61 million indebted consumers by the end of March 2009, according to the NCR, of which 40% have difficulty coping with debt repayments - in arrears three months and more. Thousands more are added to the list monthly with not enough...
As a 9 year old he rolled a snowball bigger, bigger and bigger. At 79 he is still doing it, in rather a different way. To date 4 biographies, which are listed underneath, had been published on his personal and business life. Numerous books are in circulation...
How can a liability at the same time be an investment? Robert Kiyosaki states your own home as property investment need rather been seen as a liability. The lending bank accounts the mortgage bond as an asset. There is however certain conditions under...
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