Warren Buffett says: Today my money and my mouth both say equities

The New York Times has published a very interested Op-Ed article from Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffet in which he declared Buy American.  I Am.  View the article in its entirety by clicking here. 
He is following this simple rule:  “Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.”   Skittish investors are dumping stock for [...]

Midweek Reading & Freebies

 Here are some great articles from here and around the world.

FOR FAMILIES
 

Anatomy of a Marriage (BusinessWorld)
10 Secrets To Help Your Children Handle This Financial Crisis (iVillage).  Key takeaway:  Reduce stress as a family.  “Whatever happens,  we’re together.  When all is said and done that really is what matters most.”
The Next Meltdown: Credit-Card Debt (BusinessWeek)
The New [...]

Quote of the Day: Kung Fu Panda

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.
Oogway, Kung Fu Panda
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Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials. ~Meryl Streep
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Looking for Certainty

In this time of financial uncertainty, an increasing number of people are looking for way to safeguard their hard earned money.   An officemate of mine recently said in jest… might as well spend your money,  at least you’ll feel good,  if only for a while. 
With all the bad news about companies which just a few months ago [...]

Warren Buffet Talks Business

Warren Buffett,  often called “The Oracle of Omaha”.  His letters to Berkshire Hathaway sharesholders have become the stuff of legends – compiled into business books and taught at business schools around the country.  If you want to become a better investor, and understand the market as a whole, do get the updated version of The Essays of [...]

More on the financial crisis

For the past few weeks, news from Wall Street have opened the evening news,  raising fears of recession and, dare we say it,  depression.  Heck,  Freddie and Fannie have even been been mentioned during an SNL skit.  Bernanke and Paulson have become familiar faces,  as welcome to see as George W.   But do you really [...]

Straight No Chaser

12 year ago, a group of undergrads at Indiana University formed an a capella group. They called themselves Straight No Chaser.

They performed…

…. had fun….

and graduated. Not much action since then, aside from the occasional wedding / college reunion. Until [...]