Archives for February 2011
Making Money with your Mindset
When it comes to investing, the study of what makes us tick is fascinating. While our industry is generally perceived to be one dominated by hard numbers and solid data, it is especially true and interesting that our mind plays such a strong role in investing. When it comes to investment decisions our behavior is often erratic and contradictory and we make bad decisions for no good reason at all. What is particularly alarming, and what people need to grasp, is that they are often unaware of their bad decisions….read more
How is Skee-Ball Like Investing?
How is Skee-Ball Like Investing? A 40, A 50 and A Hundo … Aside from investing, I have a few hobbies and interests. I like to cook. I enjoy yoga and snowboarding. I read, a lot. And I play competitive skee-ball every Sunday night. Competitive skee-ball hasn’t quite attained the popularity of league bowling, or chess … or even Scrabble. But it has a growing following in New York and a few other cities. There are over 50 teams in my Brooklyn league, which is in its 15th season. The first National Championship was held last year. Skee-ball doesn’t take…