One reason people avoid the stock market is risk. You will hear things like “You can lose money so fast, I feel much safer with a term deposit.”
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Portfolio Update – September 2024
It’s been a while since I did a written portfolio update, mostly because nothing much changes month-to-month anymore (I still have monthly updates on the Instagram page). However,
Is Indexing Still A Good Investment Strategy?
When investing in stocks today, the common advice is to stick your money in the S&P 500 Index and forget about it. The benefits of this are: Near-zero
Is It Ethical To Invest In Fossil Fuels?
Coal has been used for cooking/heating homes through various periods in history, but became the standard around the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700s. The steam engine replaced
Ryman Healthcare – Bargain Or Disaster?
I was a shareholder in Ryman Healthcare for many years. In fact, it was one of my best-ever picks. I was a buyer between 2007-2009, an investment of
Compounding Is Everywhere
I recently watched this show on Netflix about the blue zones – areas of the world where people live to 100+ or more regularly. One that was of
Portfolio Update – May 2024
Been a couple of month since I did a portfolio update, mostly because nothing has been changing. Bitcoin has been floating in the 65k to 70k range, and
XAPO Review – A Bitcoin Bank Available To Kiwis
Xapo Bank REVIEW Xapo is a registered bank based in Gibraltar which merges Bitcoin and USD banking facilities. Accounts are interest-earning and all deposits are government-insured up to
What’s Happening At Michael Hill?
Michael Hill’s share price recently tanked to $0.44, from a high of $1.40 in January 2022. It was its latest trading update which did the damage. To summarise
Business Lessons From Starbucks
I recently finished reading “Onward: How Starbucks Fought For Its Life Without Losing Its Soul” by Starbucks’ founder Howard Schultz. Schultz had retired as CEO several years earlier,
Here’s What I Really Think About Netflix
I recently moved into a new Airbnb for a month, and surprise – it has Netflix. Since I’ve always been one of those “delete your Netflix and make
The BEST Kind Of Stocks To Invest In In New Zealand
The NZX is a tiny market by world standards, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t good investing opportunities here at home. Yes, it’s true we don’t have many
NZ Broker Stock Picks 2024: Brokers, Readers And Myself
Every year, NZ Herald runs a stock picking competition between some of NZ's top brokers. They're asked the best shares to buy for the year (or rather, to
Dollar Cost Averaging Is Your Friend! – A How To Guide
Say you have just inherited $100,000 and want to invest it in a stock. However, you are worried if you invest it all today, it might drop by
Why Recessions Happen (And How To Profit)
Say I have a million dollars. I put this million in the bank. The bank is happy, because it now has a million dollars it can loan out
Bitcoin Uses Lots Of Energy And That’s What Makes It Great
Recently, Bitcoin’s energy usage came under fire. The media reported it “wastes” more energy than most countries – if it were a country, it would rank 29/201 for
Crypto Is HERE
We are now well into the next crypto bull market. BTC has already made new all time highs BEFORE the halving, which has never happened before. There is
Portfolio Update – February 2024
Things are moving! Currently the S&P500 is at all time highs, and Bitcoin is on the verge. The public portfolio obviously has exposure to both, so our number
I Sold My Niche Site!
As you know niche sites have been one of the various streams of income feeding into the public portfolio over the last two years. Last month I decided
How I Would Make $10k In 10 Days
Yesterday I asked on my Instagram how you would make $10k in 10 days if locked in a room with an iPhone: View this post on Instagram A
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