Lesson 004 – EPS. What can be easier?

Lesson 004 – EPS. What can be easier?

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 This is our investing lesson #4 and the first true fundamental investing lesson. Many investors should admit: “All what I know about investments I know due to Warren Buffett”. Me too. A lot of things I picked up from Oracle Of Omaha is simple but powerful stuff. Today we are going to talk about probably the most important thing you should know about company’s fundamentals.Let’s get started! EPS – The most Fundamental CriterionIf you were allowed to look at just one kind…

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Lesson 003 – 3 Rules Each Investor Should Know

Lesson 003 – 3 Rules Each Investor Should Know

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This is the third lesson regarding investments. And here we are going to learn something what can be practically used immediately. Plus, 3 rules we are going to talk about – they belong to a “gentlemen set” of any more or less knowledgeable investor. Rule of 72 I learnt the Rule of 72 many years ago from the books of a prominent German couch, motivational speaker and entrepreneur Bodo Schaefer.Let’s illustrate this rule at the example below: You want to deposit $100…

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Braking Badly, or Some Important Lessons of one MotoTrip

Braking Badly, or Some Important Lessons of one MotoTrip

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Last week my wife and I returned back from our first long motorcycle trip. We left Toronto, went to Kingston, crossed the border of US, then went through New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Main to Portland, then took ferry to Nova Scotia, and from Yarmouth went back to Toronto, visiting Cabot Trail and Prince Edward Island on our way back.That was an awesome  ride! But during the trip I had to learn a few lessons and in this post I would like…

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Lesson 002 – Method of Learning

Lesson 002 – Method of Learning

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 This is the second lesson regarding investments. And though it belongs to the set “Before We Really Start”, it is important, since here we are going to discuss the methodology of learning. What to expectFirst of all, get rid of delusion that I can teach you. The truth is that you can learn, but I can just assist you in this process. Same as many other things, investing can be learned by yourself but not taught by someone else.Second, do not expect…

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10 Things To Know About Making Decisions. Part 2

10 Things To Know About Making Decisions. Part 2

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Every day we make a gazillion of decisions – what to eat, when to get up, what to buy, how to plan the day, what to answer when being asked etc. Sometimes our decisions affect not only us, but also other people, their present and future. Our doubts and difficulties in decision making drain our energy and kill our productivity. After years of having issues with making important decisions, I learnt a lot and came up with ten key points…

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The main source of laziness

The main source of laziness

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Last week in twitter of a friend-of-my-friends’-friends I found a very good food for thought. The tweet read approximately: Laziness pops up when you want to achieve something but do not understand what for.We all experienced that – ourselves, our friends or colleagues, business partners etc. are great examples of this truth. In this article I’m going to talk about the mechanism how this happens. External MoralHuman beings are social creatures, we cannot live outside of society. But this also…

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10 Things To Know About Making Decisions. Part 1

10 Things To Know About Making Decisions. Part 1

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Every day we make a gazillion of decisions – what to eat, when to get up, what to buy, how to plan the day, what to answer when being asked etc. Sometimes our decisions affect not only us, but also other people, their present and future. After years of having issues with making important decisions, I learnt a lot and came up with ten key points I want to share with you. This is Part 1 of this post. Often…

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Lesson 001 – Investment Philosophy

Lesson 001 – Investment Philosophy

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ForewordThis lesson starts the course of lessons related to investing. The lessons here were learnt by me, but of course I cannot pretend that I invented all the theories, techniques, approaches, practices and advices. So, from time to time I will refer to the wisdom of some other people (and, of course, I will name them).The lessons will contain problems of rather practical nature. I would recommend to go through them. This will be your first step to practicing all this….

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Hello, World! Or what this blog is going to be about.

Hello, World! Or what this blog is going to be about.

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Dear Reader,in 2015 I started drastically changing my life: before that I was a seasoned Software Programmer with more than a decade of experience and appropriate status and salary. Right after the change I turned into a total newbie in business and entrepreneurship with no status and almost no income. Nevertheless, these 18 months already gave me invaluable changes in my philosophy and my worldview.Several things were carried over from my pre-2015 to my post-2015 life: investments (7 years in fundamental investing),…

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