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Jun 18

Income vs Saving Rates

One of the biggest myths in personal finance is you need a big income in order to be wealthy. I think that is a lie and I have five reasons why I believe that saving rates are much more important than increasing income. 40% of people making over 100k a…

Income

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Income vs Saving Rates
Income vs Saving Rates

Apr 9

Stocks for Forever

Stocks create meaningful wealth Stocks have created meaningful wealth for a variety of investors. The chart above it shows that certain sectors outperform while other sectors underperform. In this book, we get a clear understanding of how to create meaningful wealth with dividend stocks. In this chart for the USA…

Stocks

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Stocks for Forever
Stocks for Forever

Apr 1

The problem with Index Funds

I have a couple of problems with Index Funds that I want to highlight in this article. Index funds focus on over-diversification. Index funds are over-diversified. A person can have a diversified portfolio with only 30 stocks. America's obsession with index funds stems from John Bogle and Warren Buffet heavily…

Thatcher Glass

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The problem with Index Funds
The problem with Index Funds

Mar 25

The wonderful world of Logistics

Over the last 100 years, the way we travel and deliver goods has drastically changed. In this article, I am writing about how logistics have changed from the early 1900s to the 2020s. Cars were not around at the start of the century. The model T was the first car…

Logistics

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The wonderful world of Logistics
The wonderful world of Logistics

Mar 5

Aviation as an investment

Planes are an interesting investment. Most people can not actually invest in them but, they save and grow time. The airplane market is large with Textron, Gulfstream, Bombardier, Dassault, and Embraer being some of the largest manufacturers. Airplanes and jets save time. Some businesses are very time-sensitive. Pharmaceuticals, Walmart, and…

Planes

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Aviation as an investment
Aviation as an investment

Feb 26

Home Country Bias and Why it is a hidden strength.

Home Bais Home country bias is when investors invest more in their home country than normally allocated globally. For example, the USA allocated about 80% of the money invested into US stocks and bonds while only representing 50% of the global equity market. Home country bias is created due to a variety…

Disney

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Home Country Bias and Why it is a hidden strength.
Home Country Bias and Why it is a hidden strength.

Feb 19

Real Estate vs Stocks

What is the main difference between these two asset classes? Why do some people prefer one over the other? Real estate is an illiquid asset class. It is hard to sell and buy. Stocks are near-liquid assets and can be sold and bought instantly. …

Real Estate

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Real Estate vs Stocks
Real Estate vs Stocks

Feb 11

Marketing to the Masses

Why is McDonald's Successful? It does something almost no other restaurant can do. It sells to multiple demographics across the globe. It sells to people from India to Dubai, China to Argentina. Why is a large demographic important and why do successful products market to the masses? Marketing to the…

Apple

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Marketing to the Masses
Marketing to the Masses

Feb 4

Mergers and Acquisitions

Between 70 to 90% of mergers fail and companies spend 2 trillion dollars on mergers every single year according to this article. But why you may ask? Simple, companies are like people. Each person has a different personality. …

Mergers And Acquisitions

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Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and Acquisitions

Jan 29

Learning vs Education

Why do people hate school? That question I believe has to do with the difference between learning and education. In school, people are divided by age, subject, and skill level. In this short blog, I am going to tell the story of my high school journey and why I like…

Praxis

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Learning vs Education
Learning vs Education
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