How Does Your Personal Capital-To-Income Ratio Stack Up with This Recommendation?

December 18, 2011

Today I’m highlighting the capital to income ratio, which I’d heard about before, but hat tip to White Coat Investor (good new finance blog I found which you should check out) for making me rethink it and share again here.  Basically, this is one of the many ratios that Charles Farrell focuses on in his […]

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Car Accidents in India – Nothing Like How Americans Handle It!

December 18, 2011

What happens when you’re in an accident in America?  The standard advice is immediately call the police, get the other driver’s information, contact your insurance company and in many cases, look for some sort of settlement and sue after calling your injury lawyers.  I couldn’t help but notice the huge contrast in how accidents are […]

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A Week in India: An Education…

December 16, 2011

I’m taking the final few moments here in India to jot some notes down on my impressions and learnings as an American who has only traveled to tourist destinations in Europe and some Carribean Islands as opposed to going to a developing country on business and taking some time to see the raw, unsanitized version […]

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If Stock Trading is Addictive, Options are CRACK

December 7, 2011

Is it possible to be a stock market addict?  Well, if you are a believer in the numerous other addictions in the American lexicon of late, ranging from sex addiction to internet addiction, then, you’d be hardpressed to say the euphoria and withdrawal associated with stock trading isn’t an addiction for many.  Like drugs and […]

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Weekend Reading

December 2, 2011

Here are of my favorite reads from the week and some thanks for sites highlighting my content of late: The Burning Platform – Comfortably Numb Zero Hedge – Evidently Retail Investors Should Flee Invest It Wisely – How to Find the Home of Your Dreams Retire By 40 – Sell Your Losers! Oblivious Investor – […]

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Surprise! Here’s how the ROI on Your Real Estate Investment Can Crumble AFTER You Buy It

November 30, 2011

A few months back, I’d shared the details on a real estate investment I made with a partner where the overall deal seemed quite favorable.  The cash on cash return was estimated at ~15-20% conservatively, we had a good property manager staying on from the prior seller, the prospects in the area looked good for […]

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