Book Summary: The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham is considered the bible of investing.
Finance 101: Credit Cards
Since I wrote the initial set of posts, quite a few people have asked me about good credit cards. So, I decided to write one about the same.
Finance 101: A basic plan
(Since my previous posts, quite a few people asked me a basic plan which can be followed, here it is) The items are ordered from first thing to be done to the last thing which can be done (assuming money […]
Finance 101: Cheatsheet
(Based on what I have seen financial savvy people doing and makes sense to me. Disclaimer: These are my opinions.) Should a person contribute to pre-tax 401K? Only if the company has a matching policy, else wise, its money trapped till […]
Finance 101: References
Books One up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch – a good book on stock picking A random walk down the wall street by Burton Malkiel – a good book on why not to pick stocks The only investment guide you will […]
Finance 101: Type of money holding accounts
Money has to be held in some form or the other. It could be cash, physical gold, land, or more conveniently accounts. The blog post is only about the last one. Normal accounts (or non-retirement accounts) – held at banks […]
Finance 101: Terminology
Contributions – Money being put into an account is called a “contribution” to that account. Earnings – Money “earned” in an account. Usually, as an interest or dividend on the money contributed but can also include things like bank bonuses. As […]
Personal Finance: Thoughts on peer to peer lending
A year back I decided to try peer to peer(P2P) lending (out of curiosity) will a small sum of money. My net conclusion is that peer to peer lending is not a sensible form of investing. My money is still […]
Malkiel’s Timeless lessons for Investors
(Notes from Burton Malkiel’s talk at Google in 2010) Lesson #1: Buy-and-hold is still the best strategy Not only timing the market is tough but people who are trying to time the market loose more often than not. Lesson #2: […]