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Part 4: Principles of Operation

Gambling, trading, risk intolerance and investing

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on December 20, 2022December 20, 2022
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

An investment is a favourable bet. Gambling is an unfavourable bet.

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Decisions, decisions and the current down market

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on May 22, 2022May 22, 2022
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

The intelligent investor should be interested in the possibilities of profiting from these pendulum swings. There are two possible ways by which he may try to do this: the way of timing and the way of pricing.

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Timing that’s not market timing

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on February 13, 2022February 14, 2022
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

Too many investors focus on “outlook” and “trend.” Therefore, more profit is made by focusing on value

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Margin of safety in portfolio and financial planning

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on January 2, 2022January 2, 2022
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

Something that is over and above what is strictly necessary and that is designed to provide for emergencies

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Which is more important, stock picking or process?

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on September 19, 2021September 19, 2021
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

You may be the greatest stock picker in the world, but if you follow the wrong investment process/ the wrong investment style/ wrong Principles of Operation your investing will not be successful.

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Losing the winning game

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on August 28, 2021July 19, 2022
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

The betting errors made by the subjects included over-betting, under-betting, erratic-betting and betting based on previous flips

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Growth for (value) investors

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

Put together a portfolio of companies whose aggregate earnings march upward over the years, and so also will the portfolio’s market value.

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A steely eyed look at dividend investing

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on June 13, 2021June 14, 2021
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

When we dig into it, it may not perform as well as we expect; it may carry more risks than we expect; and, there is a better way.

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Bending our core investment principles

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on June 6, 2021June 6, 2021
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

Sometimes the investment climate calls for a somewhat unbalanced portfolio.

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How I invest my money

  • by Rodney Smith
  • Posted on May 9, 2021May 9, 2021
  • Part 4: Principles of Operation

This approach has worked

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