Investing savvy to invest savvily

Positive investing results can be achieved in many different ways, but having a solid understanding of an opportunity and all of the various factors that influence it will improve results, even if, such as in the case of technical investing, the strategy does not involve consideration of fundamentals (understanding that an issuer faces imminent bankruptcy, for example).

themoneynarrative tips and pointers #22 (a balanced approach to investing)

One of our favourite topics is the time value of money.  In themoneynarrative tips and pointers #8 (time value of money), we looked at money as a tool to realize opportunities that yield a return, and discussed dividend-paying issuer examples and the effect of borrowing and taxation.  Today’s publication focuses on different approaches to

Technical analysis

Warren Buffett, arguably the greatest investor in modern history, doesn’t use technical analysis.  In his own words, he explains it like this: “I realized that technical analysis didn’t work when I turned the chart upside down and didn’t get a different answer.”  A brilliantly perceptive man with highly developed statistical and mathematical skills,