Buffettisms

I admire Warren Buffett as much for his manner of speech as for his investing prowess. Below I’ve pulled some commonsense quotes from his just released 2017 Berkshire Hathaway Annual letter – enjoy! Buffett’s view on debt, which could apply to any of us: “Our aversion to leverage (debt) has dampened our returns over the years but we…

I was skeptical…

By: Laura Walton AFC® Gender Lens Investing? Should I admit that I didn’t know it was a thing? Interest in Socially Responsible Investing (SRI), which, for example, might exclude tobacco companies from your portfolio, has been growing along with investing based on environmental, social and governance factors (ESG investing). Gender Lens Investing takes those ideas…

Hyperbole

By: Laura Walton AFC® Hyperbole – synonyms: exaggeration, overstatement, magnification, embroidery, embellishment, excess, overkill. There’s been a lot of hyperbole in the financial news the last few days – below are some examples I culled from news stories: a big whoosh lower massive selling the Dow plummeted two huge sell-offs in a row stop the…

Balance

By: Laura Walton AFC® We talk about life balance, a balanced diet, balancing work and play, the balance of nature. Now’s an important time to talk about balance and our investments. All too often investor behavior hurts us when making buying and selling decisions. We get excited and buy when we see a stock’s value rising…