Archive for 'Investing Philosophy'
LMIJ #2: First Marblehead (FMD): Blinded by Macro
Posted on 18. Sep, 2011 by TheFreeInvestor.
This is my second post in the Lessons from My Investing Journey (LMIJ) series. Here is the link to the first post in the series. As promised in my first post, this is a story of one of my investment failures. Interesting Stock in a Unique Industry I started investing in First Marblehead (FMD) from early […]
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LMIJ #1: Netflix (NFLX): Survival and Success of an One Trick Pony
Posted on 21. Aug, 2011 by TheFreeInvestor.
I am starting this new series of posts, Lessons from My Investing Journey (LMIJ), to share the lessons I learned from the investing mistakes and successes over the years. One of the motivations behind writing this series is that we tend to rationalize in retrospect and give ourselves more credit for than actually due and […]
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Google vs Apple
Posted on 31. Jul, 2011 by TheFreeInvestor.
Right from the IPO, I have been skeptical of Google’s (GOOG) business prospects. I thought it was an one trick pony. Of course, in hindsight, it hasn’t worked out for me as Google stock price has jumped multifold in these years and I missed out on that. Similarly, till recently, I was not a Apple […]
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Limitations of Financial Modeling
Posted on 10. Jul, 2011 by TheFreeInvestor.
If you have read any of the research reports from wall street firms, you will notice the use of financial models to estimate value of the firm and the target price for the stock. Financial models make us feel good and gives us the comfort in precise numbers and complex formula. The mathematical nature of financial modeling […]
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Review: First Half of 2011
Posted on 06. Jul, 2011 by TheFreeInvestor.
First half of 2011 ended in green for my portfolio. Period return for my portfolio was approximately 11% vs 5% S&P 500 return for the first half of the year. Of course, I am more interested in the long term return as I am not planning to liquidate the portfolio any time soon. Over long […]
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