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How to become the richest person in the world

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

I read a very interesting article on Arohan’s Investing Life this week. He compared Stephen Schwarzman and Warren Buffett in order to make the argument that the hedge fund model, while very lucrative for hedge fund managers, doesn’t necessarily yield the best return for great investors. It’s based mostly on an article published in the […]

The $1300 Book

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

And, I just got my hands on it! If you’re a student in college or a very resourceful user of libraries in general, you might be able to too. Or, maybe you just have some extra money hanging around and want to throw it at a book. Rumor has it, if you’re interested long term […]

Free Book Winner

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Just a quick note before we get the week started. As promised, I’m awarding a free, autographed copy of Active Value Investing by Vitaly Katsenelson. The winner is TheWildInvestor who only had to comment once to take home the grand prize. Best 10 seconds you ever spent, right? To the rest of you, stay tuned! […]

Weekend Diversions: Zooble

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Looks like my little “Weekend Diversions” idea is not quite weekly feature but more a whenever-I-want feature, but I do hope its interesting and helpful for you all out there when I do write it. This week, I’ve found an interesting site I’d like to link out to called Zooble. With a name like Zooble, […]

Win $5000!

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

It seems today is a big contest day for me. Megamillions’ estimated jackpot is $220 million. Yes, I have tickets for that despite the infinitely low probability of winning. Hey, I get $1 of utility having an entry and following the story. And, for a more realistic shot, I just signed up for the CheapFlights.com […]

Wikinvest.com

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

It’s been a while since I’ve done a “Weekend Diversion” post. Haven’t had any great ideas for fun post series to do on the weekends. And, well, I just like to take a break on weekends sometimes. Sorry!
But, I came across a terrific site today and the timing is great as its the weekend. So, […]


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