Good Stock Trading = Contrarian

No need to read all of Jesse Livermore: The Greatest Trader Who Ever Lived, but here is a 100+ year old quote that still applies today: “The successful trader has to…

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That Charity May Not Be The Right Type Of Charity

James Altucher being provocative as usual…

“Ten Reasons Why I Would Never Donate to a Major Charity…”

I’m not endorsing this conclusion but he makes some useful points:

I’m not saying don’t give. I’m not saying don’t be spiritual or don’t be good. But do it with thoughtfulness, with true spirit, with a true desire to help. More harm than good is done when you blindly throw money at most charities.

3) I don’t like paying administrative overhead. For every $1 someone donates to the American Cancer Society, 9.8 cents goes to administrative costs. (more…)

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“Jamie Dimon on the Line”

Long [but good] Vanity Fair profile of Jamie Dimon, one of my favorite CEO’s and speakers: Warren Buffett..., says that when Berkshire Hathaway bought the railroad Bur­lington Northern for $26…

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Facebook Revenue Explodes

"From $0 To $1 Billion In Two Quarters – Facebook's Mobile Ad Business Is Suddenly Huge" 75% of $4 million is $3 million. $3 million per day over 365 days…

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“One Hell Of A Tale”

Truly amazing plane crash story from "One Hell Of A Tale". "What does it take to save over 100 lives when the plane you’re flying loses control?" The rest is…

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The Darker Side Of Facebook

Facebook needs to embrace the Dark Side...Top 14 Things We Need To Know About On Facebook (That They Don't Want To Tell Us):14) "Bob is no longer friends with Bill."If…

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Top 10 Email Signatures Part 2

For reference, please see: Top 10 Email Signatures Part 1 10) Take Care, but not too much, Andrew 9) Oozing with Sincerity, Andrew 8) I BCC'd someone but I'm not going…

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