Investing can give you whiplash. One day it seems like you know exactly what you’re doing. The next day you turn on CNBC and some “talking head” is preaching about how wrong you are. In the late 90’s, you were “missing out” if you weren’t investing in dot-com companies. In 2001, you…
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Warren Buffett – renowned investor and 2nd richest man in the country after Bill Gates – once wrote an article called, “The Superinvestors of Graham & Doddsville.” With a title that sounds like a Dr. Seuss book, it rebutted a popular theory on the stock market called “efficient market theory”…
Video games that can cure cancer… Computerized contact lenses… A train that travels at the speed of sound… It’s exciting to hear about far-out ideas like these when they show up in the news. But like many “big ideas,” they can be closer to science fiction than to reality. Actually,…
“Can I really make money with equity crowdfunding? I mean, does this even make sense for someone like me? I’m not a 'professional' investor.” Every week, we receive emails from Crowdability subscribers asking different versions of this same question. Most investors agree that equity crowdfunding sounds promising and exciting, but…
“Diversification is protection against ignorance.” That little gem comes courtesy of one of the world’s most successful stock market investors: Warren Buffett. And we must admit, Mr. Buffett has done pretty well for himself without the benefits of diversification. That said, we’re not so sure how Mr. Buffett would do…
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The cheerful stewardess on my red-eye to Argentina was delivering her pre-flight speech. Her soothing voice washed over me as I sat in a window seat, reading a business plan for a technology start-up on my laptop. “There are 10 emergency exits on this Boeing 777 aircraft: 4 in the…
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“Wait a second,” said my girlfriend. “Aren’t you supposed to be showing people how to make money?” I’d just shared this week’s essay topic with her. Now she was looking at me like I had three heads. She had a point. It’s true that we generally try to show you…
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In last Friday’s article, I talked about how capital gets distributed, and to whom, when a start-up is acquired. Based on all the emails our subscribers sent us requesting more information, it seems I touched on a hot topic! One of your recurring questions was about a company’s valuation – i.e., the…
Few things are certain in this world; few things are actually guaranteed. Ben Franklin famously put death and taxes on his list. But on a sunny summer day in August, I’m not so interested in addressing those dreary topics. Guaranteed money, on the other hand — now there’s something that…
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The cylinder of the .38 mm handgun spins around and around. It makes the familiar “whirrrrrrr” sound – but this time the sound isn’t coming from a movie or TV show. The hammer of the revolver clicks into place. I involuntarily shudder. It’s my turn. Hands shaking, I slowly lift the…
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