Have you ever done something so stupid that you really never wanted to discuss it again… ever… ever, ever, ever? I’ve previously discussed some random lessons learnt so far. Today I have a shameful story to share with you, and its roots are in a dark, dank and rotten place… no, not parliament. Let me [...]
December 13, 2011 By 1 Comment
Leverage – Why Here, Why Now?
Leverage – It brought down, LTCM, Lehman and recently MF Global. It will probably bring down Deutsche and Credit Anstalt before the final episode of the European sitcom, “We’re all family right?” is released to viewers around the world, likely to the Dire Straits tune Brothers in arms. The flip side of the coin is that [...]
September 19, 2011 By 6 Comments
Australian and New Zealand Real Estate – Where to?
A quick Q&A regarding my last post. “Jake the truth” mentions that my thinking might be representative of a contrarian indicator. I prefer not to bother myself with who is saying what, why and when, until and unless I’ve reviewed the data first. In this respect I have a number of factors I detail below [...]
May 9, 2011 By 5 Comments
How to Lose Money in 11 Easy Steps
I tend to hang out with positive people as invariably they make me feel good, whether it be guys that are capitalists like me, entrepreneurs building businesses or people that appreciate similar things in life to me such as fitness and sports they’re all positive people. I made a pledge to eliminate negative people from [...]
April 29, 2011 By 1 Comment
The Benefits of Pissing People Off
We’ve previously discussed various aspects of angel investing and what we look for in a business and its management. Today I want to talk about the other side of the coin. My reason for discussing this topic was prompted by my having a quite drink with a friend recently. Our conversation instinctively moved from mundane topics [...]
