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Single Stock Not Best Choice for Long Position on Macro Trend

By Andrew Stotz | May 14, 2019

My Worst Investment Ever: I invested in a company operating in a dominant position of its segment within China’s processed–food chain. I liked the idea based on that processed food consumption typically rises alongside a country’s rise in income and urbanization.

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Ask Ajarn Andrew #58

By Become a Better Investor | May 13, 2019

Today’s questions in Ask Ajarn Andrew: What is NAV (Net Asset Value)?

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Ask Ajarn Andrew #57

By Become a Better Investor | May 10, 2019

Today’s questions in Ask Ajarn Andrew: What are Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS)?

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Hard Lesson About Compounding – Could Have Been Better with Coke

By Andrew Stotz | May 9, 2019

My Worst Investment Ever: As an excited 17-year-old who had saved up a little more than US$2,000, I wanted to buy some stock. I held small amounts of two other stocks at the time, so I purchased Coca-Cola shares with the money I had saved.

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Ask Ajarn Andrew #56

By Become a Better Investor | May 8, 2019

Today’s questions in Ask Ajarn Andrew: Should I buy individual bonds directly or through a mutual fund?

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Ask Ajarn Andrew #55

By Become a Better Investor | May 7, 2019

Today’s questions in Ask Ajarn Andrew: What factors affect bond prices?

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Ask Ajarn Andrew #54

By Become a Better Investor | May 6, 2019

Today’s questions in Ask Ajarn Andrew: What is a bond rating?

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Einstein’s Eighth Wonder of the World

By Andrew Stotz | May 3, 2019

Ever heard someone say: “money doesn’t grow on trees”? I’m here to challenge that statement, and my argument is not that most money is made of paper. But rather what Einstein referred to as the eighth wonder of the world.

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Ask Ajarn Andrew #53

By Become a Better Investor | May 3, 2019

Today’s questions in Ask Ajarn Andrew: What is a puttable bond?

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Ask Ajarn Andrew #52

By Become a Better Investor | May 2, 2019

Today’s questions in Ask Ajarn Andrew: What is a bond call provision?

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