Archive | May, 2005

Adsense Preview Tool

16 May 2024

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I found the Adsense Preview Tool on Google’s website. It is a useful tool which allows you to see what ads are being displayed on your website for a different region/country from where you live.

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Interesting Story

14 May 2024

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I just heard an interesting story of a couple of guys in Australia who saw a golf course for auction. They inspected the land and realized that there was a lot of vacant land that came with the sale. Enough land actually to subdivide and sell off as individual lots. Being right on the golf […]

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No Luck in Diversification

9 May 2024

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Neville posted a good comment on my previous post. He wrote, “Peter Lynch said out of every ten stocks you buy: -2 will tank -6 will perform mediocre -1 will perform really well -1 will exceed all expectations (Or something along those lines, I forget the exact numbers).” This is where diversification works well. By […]

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How I got Started

6 May 2024

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I regularly get emails from peole just starting out in investing and unsure of exactly how to start. It is difficult to give any exact advice, at least for one, I am not a financial advisor and everyone’s situation is different. So today, I thought I would write how I got started investing. Personally, I […]

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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth

5 May 2024

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I have just been reading: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth: The 8 Secrets of How 5,000 Ordinary Americans Became Successful Investors-and How You Can Too It is written in a similar vein to the “Millionaire Next Door”. The author, a finincial advisor reviews how his clients have gotten to the position they are currently in. He […]

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In Taiwan

4 May 2024

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I am having a nice relaxing time in Taiwan. Just got back from Penghu Island which was a nice place to spend a few days relaxing in the sun. Taipei is fairly hot and humid and the pollution is pretty bad. Tokyo, with 3 times the population doesn’t seem bad at all by comparison. Got […]

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