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The late great Robert Beckman lived a very flamboyant lifestyle in the sixties to nineties in London The psychological profile of a successful investor

The interesting thing about investing is that individuals with a totally different outlook on the ma...

Why don’t I sell (called ‘write’) options and just reel in the premiums? Options: Are They an Option and How Do They Actually Work ?

Options are a hot topic - Softbank reported to be the 'Nasdaq Whale' booking $4B worth of profits on...

Short selling can be extremely profitable but it is fraught with risk Short Selling is Fraught with Risk: The Mechanics

Short selling can be extremely profitable but it is fraught with risk and has become a professional...

Vikings did was challenging the ancient Gods, and traveling across oceans without really good navigational equipment. Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk

Would you go skydiving if your parachute had a 50% chance of opening; most people would say no. T...

This article is on bond mechanics. The Mechanics of Bonds

Originally all bonds were bearer, payable to whoever held them, like the notes in your wallet. Beare...

Gold has few industrial applications Historical Precedents are Important Lessons for Investing

If you are investing on momentum alone you will not likely be successful in the long run. When it co...

You really have to know yourself before you start investing. Your risk, tolerance and your anxieties and prejudices How to Invest: The prediction game and the money making game are in fact two different things

It is possible to get rich slowly but surely if you start when you are young. Getting rich quickly i...