Harley Davidson and the Aging of a Niche Market
Harley Davidson is a venerable motorcycle maker headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Harley lived on its name and not its quality for a lot of years as foreign (Asian) competitors made better bikes and a greater variety of bikes. FREE MASTERCLASS: 3 Secrets to Make Your Money Work for You! When Harley Davidson upgraded its product […]
Investing Clichés
When picking and reevaluating investments it is important to be dealing in sound investment advice versus clichés. Thirty or more years ago the cliché was that if you know how to manage you can manage any and everything. That cliché led the world’s leading copier company, Xerox, to get into the insurance business where they […]
Missing an Investment Opportunity – Once Bitten Twice Shy
“Once bitten, twice, shy,” the old saying goes. This adage is borne out by the fact that Berkshire Hathaway has made some investment coups worth billions of dollars since last year and its stock price is still down substantially from its high a couple of years ago. The point is that after the market meltdown […]
Investing for the Best Return on Investment
Where can you get the best return on investment in the stock market? We are not talking about short term gains followed by abrupt losses but long term growth. Maybe, low priced, low grade stocks bundled up in index funds are the way to go. Thirty and more years ago stock market research revealed that, […]
Random Investment Thoughts About Endowment Funds, Pension Funds, And Bad Investment Choices
In the wake of the market meltdown we see that some very smart people lost money, a lot of it. The news is that several Ivy League endowments and the big California Public Employees Pension fund are down substantially. How could such smart people do so badly? Greed? And, by the way, Madoff got 150 […]
Very Long Term Investment
This is a food for thought article. FREE MASTERCLASS: 3 Secrets to Make Your Money Work for You! Is it possible to find long term investments that will remain stable investments and secure investments over generations? If so, what will these investments look like? What kind of return will they give and will they be […]
Inflation Hedges for the Economic Expansion
The recession is showing strong signs of mending but folks are still out of work and we are not out of the woods yet. However, as the world economies recover it is time, again, to think of inflation hedges. There is going to be pent up demand and there is going to be capital chasing […]
Value Orientation and Riding Winners
The successful long term investor develops a long term strategy over time. A successful long term strategy can be a combination of a value orientation and riding winners. Both of these approaches help you avoid being sucked into market “tips” that only lose money and selling as soon as a stock makes a small gain […]
Investment Goals, Expectations, And Strategy
It is important for the successful long-term investor to have clear investment goals, honest investment expectations, and a consistent investment strategy. It can be too easy to be seduced by “ hot tips” which are usually old news to those with money and expertise. It can be too easy to try to invest in every […]
Market Sector, Cash Reserve, and Consumer Spending Drill
Pick the five stocks that you believe will out perform the market in the one, two, and five years. Choose market sectors. Look for cash reserves. When will consumer spending pick up for your market sectors and companies? This is a drill that you should do periodically. Even though you are in the market for […]