Thinking about my biggest investing mistakes
Shhh.. As the Naspers (NPN) share price keeps on powering ahead, I can’t help thinking why did I ever sell the Naspers I bought for my wife’s portfolio a few years back (Shhh.. please don’t tell her). In 2010, I bought some Naspers for my wife’s account for around R298 per share. Within a period […]
Interview with Sabir Munshi on what is Bitcoin and what the future may hold for Bitcoin
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Second-Level Thinking
The best investors in the world have a great ability to look and think beyond the obvious. This characteristic is referred to as second-level thinking. In second-level thinking, one has to go beyond the obvious cause-and-effect type thinking. It requires one to ask deeper questions, like “So, What?” and “Could there be more complex dynamics […]
Thinking about investing in Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin?
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The ‘Biggest’ Risk in Investing
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One Year On …
Market Context We launched the Lunar BCI Worldwide Flexible Fund (LBWFA) on 1 June 2016. In our first year to 31 May 2017, several significant events have been playing out locally and globally, which impacted the investment markets: Political events in South Africa have not only impacted investment sentiment negatively, but also led to a […]
#MyFamilyBalanceSheet
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The Robots are Coming!
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Risk
“Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget rule No.1” Warren Buffett What does Buffett mean when he says that the first rule of investing is never to lose money, and the second rule is to never forget the first rule? Has Buffett never lost money? To answer the second question first: […]
Ring the Bell
Ring the Bell Please let me know when market guru of the Johannesburg and/or the Nasdaq Stock Exchange rings the bell to tell us that we are at the top of the market cycle. Similarly, let me know when our market guru declares that we have reached the bottom of the next bear cycle. You […]