I found this book at a Costco book stand. I am not a Tony Robbins follower but a quick scan of it made me curious. So I borrowed a copy from my local library. This is not meant to be a book review though. For some good online reviews of the book, check these two links: here … [Read more...] about A low-cost way to invest in alternative assets
My Investing Journey
Chronicles my investing actions - past and present
In defense of Musk’s pay package
Back in 2018, in a blog post here, I wrote this about Tesla CEO’s pay package: While I am not sure if Tesla could ever achieve all the stated performance goals – 10x market cap increase, 21x revenue increase, 15x EBITDA, all within ten years – even if Elon achieves some of … [Read more...] about In defense of Musk’s pay package
My magnificent six stocks
I just finished reading Semper Augustus’ 2023 shareholder letter. Chris Bloomstran, its well-known CIO, writes detailed annual letters. They are full of well-researched data and, while long, always make interesting read. This year’s letter was no different. About a half of it … [Read more...] about My magnificent six stocks
Amazon is now a 50-bagger for me
“Here’s how much you would have made in Amazon if you had invested $1000 ten years ago.” We often see such cheesy headlines in the financial press. So indulge me when I say this: It took 24 years for my first Amazon share purchase to become 50x its original cost. Unlike … [Read more...] about Amazon is now a 50-bagger for me
How can it be a bull market?
As I work on putting together my portfolio’s end-of-year performance review, I thought I’d drop a brief note on the state of the markets today. As of January 24th, the stock market has fully recovered from its 2022-23 drawdown (if we go by the S&P 500 price index). … [Read more...] about How can it be a bull market?