Archive for the 'investment' Category

04 May

I Heard A Rumor

A little bird told me that Microsoft might be haggling to buy Yahoo! (Yahoo! the brand name has an exclamation mark, it’s not just that I’m excited).
Micey’s apparently rounding up some spare change - $45 billion or so of it - for the acquisition. I don’t have Microsoft or Yahoo! shares, but I have Google […]

20 Apr

Pricey Works of Art

Today I wandered around one of the world’s largest art museums. It was so huge I got tired and couldn’t possibly see all of it, but I wandered past quite a few Monets, Vermeers, Rodins and Van Goghs before my legs started aching.
I got to thinking about art as investment. Some bright sparks are particularly […]

15 Feb

My first auction

I went to my first-ever auction today. Not as a bidder - I’m not even close to being able to afford property yet - but since I’d lived in one of the properties being auctioned I decided to go along to watch the process.
A lot of people showed up, and the property was displayed on […]

14 Feb

Cracking the whip on my money

I’ve been working my way through a bunch of investing books with inspiring titles like Learn to Earn and Investing Secrets of the Masters. What I’ve learned is the advisers agree and disagree.
They agree that you should think long-term, keep your cool, do your homework, eat fresh fruit and vegetables, and be nice to your […]

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