Friday , 1 November 2024

Lorimer Wilson

Rules of Investing From A Contrarian Perspective (+3K Views)

When it comes to investing, the first rule thing you need to learn is effective management of your emotions. It is impossible to eliminate the impulse to act when euphoria or panic are in the air yet, while you cannot eliminate the emotion that pushes you to react, you can control your reaction. You can choose to run with the herd or fight panic and stand aside while the herd stampedes... Below are 8 additional rules of investing from a contrarian point of view.

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George Carlin On Environmentalist (Greenies) Desire to Save the Planet

This week the important and concerned persons of the world, under the auspices of the UN, will converge on Paris to demonstrate their desire and commitment, on our behalf, to save the planet from the ravages of abuse by us humans. Here's what George Carlin had to say about "saving the planet" in an hilarious video.

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Corruption Perceptions Index: How Does Your Country Score?

Each year we score countries on how corrupt their public sectors are seen to be by capturing the informed views of analysts, business people and experts in countries around the world. The resultant Corruption Perceptions Index sends a powerful message and governments have been forced to take notice and act. How does your country score?

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How Central Bankers See the World – REALLY (+2K Views)

Believe it or not, the keynote speaker at the recent International Economic Symposium was none other than the straight talking Gustavo Laframboise-Pierre, Global Director of Statistical Creation at the European Central Bank. What he had to say goes a long way in explaining how the word ‘truth’ has become nothing more than a hollow collection of 5 letters with no meaning.

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Strange Things (6) Are Happening In World Financial Markets (+2K Views)

Interesting things have certainly been happening in the underpinnings of global markets — things that either run counter to long-standing financial logic, or represent an unusual dislocation in the “normal” state of market affairs, or were once rare occurrences but have been happening with increasing frequency. Here’s a rundown.

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