April showers bring May flowers.  As with most proverbs, this one should not be taken... Read More

April showers bring May flowers.  As with most proverbs, this one should not be taken literally. Ostensibly about the weather, the wisdom of this saying goes much deeper: it shows a... Read More

Two and twenty… that’s the typical fees that hedge funds charge. With this fee... Read More

Two and twenty… that’s the typical fees that hedge funds charge. With this fee structure, it means that they charge a flat 2% of total assets as a management fee and an additional 20% of... Read More

In case any investor needed a reminder about the importance of value, we can look at Lyft’s... Read More

In case any investor needed a reminder about the importance of value, we can look at Lyft’s initial public offering.  Last Friday, Lyft began trading to great fanfare. It opened... Read More

Loss aversion is a real thing. Whether it’s a game of Monopoly, a friendly bet, or a heated... Read More

Loss aversion is a real thing. Whether it’s a game of Monopoly, a friendly bet, or a heated argument, people hate to lose. Entire businesses and industries are predicated not only on the... Read More

David Tran arrived in Los Angles from Vietnam in 1978 with no job and broken English. Yet, he was... Read More

David Tran arrived in Los Angles from Vietnam in 1978 with no job and broken English. Yet, he was determined to achieve the “American Dream.” And he did just that… creating a brand... Read More

There are two big stories to watch in the stock market right now. One involves the Federal... Read More

There are two big stories to watch in the stock market right now. One involves the Federal Reserve… …and the other involves Lyft, Uber, Pinterest, and other tech companies expected to... Read More

You know you’ve stumbled across something good when other financial publishing outlets begin... Read More

You know you’ve stumbled across something good when other financial publishing outlets begin using it.  It is a bit of a catch-22, however, because on the one hand it’s an idea that... Read More

Once again, an old-school company fails to keep up. Or just fails. General Electric (NYSE: GE),... Read More

Once again, an old-school company fails to keep up. Or just fails. General Electric (NYSE: GE), which just a month or so ago seemed to be out of the woods after two years of declining earnings and... Read More

The ongoing situation with Boeing (NYSE: BA) is important for investors to watch.  As you... Read More

The ongoing situation with Boeing (NYSE: BA) is important for investors to watch.  As you probably know, on Sunday, March 10, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft crashed just six minutes after takeoff... Read More

It’s no secret that Warren Buffett is an incredible investor. Arguably the greatest of... Read More

It’s no secret that Warren Buffett is an incredible investor. Arguably the greatest of all-time. His track record speaks for itself — 20.5% compound annual gains from 1965 through 2018.... Read More