Circle of Competence: Investor Toolkit for Identifying Biases and Strengths
Understanding one’s circle of competence helps you avoid problems, identify strengths, find opportunities for improvement in any field, and helps you learn from others. We often quote Warren Buffett when discussing a circle of competence. He has used this description to help investors focus on the areas they knew best. He first shared his thoughts […]
IFB166: 3 Questions on Selling
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IFB162: Circle of Competence Overlaps, In Defense of Intel
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IFB161: Circle of Competence, Semiconductor Industry, China Politics
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The Big Guide to Little Dividends
Dividends are one of the best ways companies can return value to shareholders. Share buybacks have become all the rage in the investing world, pushing dividends to the back burner. But this underappreciated method of investing creates wealth over time like no other with the power of compounding. I thought with this post; I would […]
IFB158: Stock Picking for Dummies
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Free Cash Flow Uses: One of the Most Important Metrics in Finance
Free cash flow remains the most important metric in finance. Beyond profit, free cash is money that the company can use in many ways to improve its position. Capital allocation remains one of the most important tasks a CEO faces in any company and goes a long way to increasing the company’s value. Defining those […]
IFB157: Price Ratios and Old Investing Books – Still Relevant
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Hey Andy – Help Me, I’m Poor!
Have you ever just opened up your bank account and felt absolutely helpless? I have. Maybe you’re sitting there thinking, “Help me, I’m poor!” Regardless of your situation, you can always become one step closer to achieving financial autonomy, or if you’re already there, you can keep taking steps to get further and further away […]
Ratio Analysis: Easy Way for All Investors to Determine Company Health
Using ratios for analysis is a time-honored tradition in finance. These ratios can help you compare your company and your performance to others in your industry. Ratio analysis combines all sections of the financial statements and can give you a great company overview. Calculating these ratios is fairly simple once you know which ones to […]
