Weekend Diversions
Weekend Diversions: Video Learning
This one is for readers of The Curious Investor who are interested in trading and technical analysis. I recently found out about INO.com through FeedtheBull. INO is a highly diversified trading website which features everything from basic charts and news to trade scans and trading tutorials. For full disclosure, you may notice that I have [...]
read more »Weekend Diversions: The Yankees and Your Investments
The official numbers are out and the Yankees once again top the list for highest payroll in baseball at a whopping $209 million ($71 million more than the next highest team). The Yankees are Fiscally Irresponsible no doubt about it! Before I begin, let me take some time to announce that I will be selling [...]
read more »Weekend Diversions: Starbury
Alright, after quite an eventful week in the markets, I think we all need a break from the investing talk. What better way to take a break than think of ways to spend your money? Obviously, as investors, we’re still always looking for value and Starbury shoes offer just that. Say what you will about [...]
read more »The Curious Investor too hard to read?
Thanks to the Trainee Trader for doing a little ranking of finance blogs and their readability this past week. It turns out that, among 39 other finance blogs, The Curious Investor ranks with just 7 others for a “Genius” reading level. For a complete list, check out the original post. Each site was ranked using [...]
read more »When Free Markets Fail
This week, I read two really great articles on the current public policy response to the credit and suprime crisis that I would like to share. First, an article from Businessweek which helps to put the recent Fed moves to provide liquidity in context. We’ve been seeing some unprecedented decisions by Ben Bernanke and the [...]
read more »How to become the richest person in the world
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 [...]
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