Oil, like most any form of energy that we will be looking at, is a commodity product. There might be two benefits in this for you. We’ve started discussing energy recently. Today, we look at the commodity advantages of oil.
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We’re looking at changing the Financial Advisor: About Wes Bridel page and several others of the site. When we first put up the site, I hired people to help me and they basically wrote what they wanted to. This is my attempt to quickly tell my story (in 3rd person!) in a more relevant way. [...]
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We’ve been discussing investment due diligence questions. People are almost always what are most important in any investment. Who is in charge of generating the returns? Do you know them? What reason do you have for believing they will be a success?
Whether it’s a small venture or a large public corporation, the people who it [...]
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We began on Friday looking at ways to insure or collateralize your investment. This is one of the most important ways to ensure that you will be getting your principle back! Today we’ll look at some concrete examples.
One common example of this is seen in hard money lending. Hard money is used in all sorts [...]
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When making a new investment, most people never stop to think about what can go wrong because they’re so excited about the profits that they will earn. But spending time thinking about this (not in fear, but simply thinking through all the possibilities) is exactly the thing that can keep you from being in a [...]
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Understanding a prospective investment is critical before taking the plunge. And yet, most people make investments everyday that they don’t understand at all. We’re continuing our discussion on the important questions to ask yourself when doing due diligence. Today’s might point to the biggest reason most people do so poorly in their investing careers. You [...]
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When studying an investment, it’s important to know where this type of investment fits into your overall investing plans. In other words, will you be making similar investments to this one in the future or is this only a one time shot? An investment that is of a type or style where you know you [...]
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Next Event: “How to be a Steady Investor in Turbulent Times”
Tuesday, March 16th at 7:30pm (one week from today!)
700 E. 11th St, Austin, TX 78701
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Most economists today see us entering a protracted deflationary depression similar to the Great Depression. Others (including many of the most spectacularly successful investors of all time) see [...]
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The other day, we began looking at value propositions within investment choices. Today, we’ll continue that with a few more examples.
1) Let’s say that you live in a hot real estate market and values have been driving up. You’re considering buying one of three properties.
The first is a single family home in a market that [...]
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Is it important that value be delivered to the marketplace when you’re considering investing in a company or enterprise? Do you understand what value is being delivered to the market and why that value is beneficial to others?
These are important questions that are too often ignored by investors. Too often we get mesmerized by an [...]
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