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Haiku Living - Life & Investing Lessons from Limits Set By Haiku

Haiku Investing

I have had a fascination with the unique form of Japanese poetry known as haiku. I’m not quite sure why this is the case other than it just seems so unconventional, interesting, somewhat mysterious, and beautiful and strange at the same time. I think it might also have to do with the wonderful aspects of Japanese culture: Its attention to detail,

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Anger - A Great Source of Insight

Anger

As investors (and human beings) it’s almost always best to keep our cool and not let others or ourselves get the best of us. When we lose our center and become consumed by emotion set off by powerful triggers, mistakes happen and we often come to regret our actions and the consequences they unleash.

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Another School Tragedy…..1927

School tragedies are not a modern affliction yet they have been on the rise since the Columbine High School massacre April 20, 1999. The Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown was absolutely horrifying and a tragedy of unspeakable proportions yet the worst school tragedy in American history was 80 years earlier it took place at an elementary school in Bath Michigan in 1927.

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Power to the People? The Role of Insecure Growth

insecure-Power-to-the-People

One of the driving forces in the economy and society that has made us bullish on apartments is what I like to call “Insecure Growth.” It’s a situation in which the economy continues to grow, albeit slowly, jobs are materializing, and households continue to be formed and yet there is an underlying insecurity and anxiety about job security and how long one might be in a particular location.

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A Stunning Cubs Victory and A Depressing Election

Chicago Cubs vs. ElectionIt is estimated that over 40 million people watched the riveting game seven of the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. Having grown up in Chicago and being a former peanut vendor at Wrigley Field and Comiskey Park (where the White Sox used to play) I was emotionally invested in the Cubs.

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The Banana Story – Learning from a Simple Example

You are probably wondering why the author, business executive, investor Gary Carmell, author of The Philosophical Investor Transforming Wisdom into Wealth is holding a banana!

A lot can be learned from a simple example.

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My book focuses significantly on the powerful intersection between intelligent investing and intelligent living and the importance of having a way of viewing the world that is quite independent and quite authentic.

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Lessons for Parents from San Bernardino

San Bernardino ParentsThe horrific shootings in San Bernardino seemed to confirm the inevitable that fundamentalist Islamic terror would eventually hit the United States in a less spectacular fashion than 9/11. This was carried out by essentially a home-grown individual who seemed to integrate well in the work environment that he left in a wake of carnage.

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The Art of Prospering Through Market Bubbles

“Economic history is a never-ending series of episodes based on falsehoods and lies, not truths.  It represents the path to big money.  The object is to recognize the trend whose premise is false, ride that trend and step off before it is discredited.”

-George Soros

As a follow up to last week’s post and similar to the one from two weeks ago,

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