Warren Buffett

Price vs. Value: The Art of Investing

November 29, 2012
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“So sorry I am late, Dorian. I went to look after a piece of old brocade in Wardour Street and had to bargain for hours for it. Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” – Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Chapter 4 Ahhhh yes, the age-old question…how on [...]

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The Sexy World of Private Equity (Part 2)

June 4, 2012
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I hope you had a fantastic weekend! We are counting down the days until Summer here in the Kung Fu Family household and I personally cannot believe it is June already. The year is 40% over…are you 40% closer to achieving your goals? I hope so! (I’ve got to get a move on, myself!)   [...]

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How To Be a Daring, Contrarian Investor

April 23, 2012
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[Kung Fu Girl Note: This article differs slightly from the one I wrote for Early to Rise last week, and includes my top three ideas for how to be a more daring, contrarian investor...I hope you enjoy it!] “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children [...]

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How to Become a Master Investor in 5 Quick and Easy Steps

March 19, 2012
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(Ha! If only it were that easy…) I hope I didn’t offend you with the title to this article. If you’ve been reading for any length of time at all you know by now that I believe “quick and easy” to be the absolute antithesis of “mastery”. And yet, everyone wants “quick and easy” (yes, [...]

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Financial Independence: Earning Your White Belt

November 15, 2011
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Yesterday we talked about the “7 Steps” to achieve financial independence, or really to achieve ANY type of independence with a new skill. Today, however, I’d like to get more specific with you, and show you exactly what you need to do to achieve true financial independence. I warn you, it is not easy (nothing [...]

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Top 5 Questions that the “Smart Money” Always Asks Before Making an Investment (That the “Dumb Money” Does Not!)

October 19, 2011
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Let’s get our Jedi Kung Fu on today!!! Do you ever wonder how some people seem to be able to make money off of just about any investment, while others suffer enormous losses? Well, today I’d like to share with you 5 key questions that the “smart money” always asks before making an investment: 1. Will [...]

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Diversified or Di”worse”ified?

September 30, 2011
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Right now I have CNBC on mute (I’m addicted to the tickers, not necessarily the reporting) and Jim Cramer has a huge billboard up promoting being “Diversified”. This idea has been drummed into sheeple’s people’s heads for so long by Wall St. and the big banks that I beg of you to please open your [...]

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Getting Started: A Journey of One Thousand Miles…

June 16, 2011
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…begins with a single step. When you’re getting started looking at the mountain of mess that is quite possibly your finances right now (that’s where I started– one big fat giant MESS!), where on earth do you begin???  Well, the saying is true….you must start from the beginning.  Before you can master that mountain of [...]

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